ABSTRACT
This chapter explores gardening as a spiritual practice. It recognises the long-established belief that gardens are endowed with spiritual capital and that engaging in the practice of gardening would bring one into close connection with its inherent spiritual capital in a personal and unique way. The chapter suggests that gardening practised in this way is a channel to unleash spiritual capital sadly lacking in society. It discusses an understanding of spiritual capital, gardens as places of spiritual capital and gardening as a practice to activate spiritual capital. This will be done by examining writings and interviews given by gardeners. The chapter focuses on religion will be limited to the Christian tradition and the Bible in particular. It also discusses gardening is a privileged context and relatively accessible way of increasing one's spiritual capital. Gardens have long been held to be places of spiritual significance in Islamic, Zen, Christian and other traditions.
