Dan O'Brien's plays include The Body of an American, winner of the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History, as well as the Horton Foote Prize for Outstanding New American Play, and The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage, winner of the 2018 PEN Award for Drama. A former Guggenheim Fellow in Drama & Performance Art, O'Brien is also an award-winning poet with collections published in the US and the UK. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

Philosophy and gardens have been closely connected from the dawn of philosophy, with many drawing on their beauty and peace for philosophical inspiration. Gardens in turn give rise to a broad spectrum of philosophical questions. For the green-fingered thinker, this book reflects on a whole host of fascinating philosophical themes.
* Gardens and philosophy present a fascinating combination of subjects, historically important, and yet scarcely covered within the realms of philosophy
* Contributions come from a wide range of authors, ranging from garden writers and gardeners, to those working in architecture, archaeology, archival studies, art history, anthropology, classics and philosophy
* Essays cover a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from Epicurus and Confucius to the aesthetics and philosophy of Central Park
* Offers new perspectives on the experience and evaluation of gardens

Acknowledgements
Dan O'Brien
Foreword
David Cooper
Planting the Seed: An Introduction to Gardening - Philosophy for Everyone
Dan O'Brien
Part I: The Good Life
Part II: Flower Power
Part III: The Flower Show
Part IV: The Cosmic Garden
Part V: Philosophers' Gardens
Appendix A: Notes on Contributors