★ How can we reconnect with the natural world in our fast-paced lives? This beautifully crafted volume invites readers to pause and celebrate the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary.
★ Drawing inspiration from the Japanese tradition of micro-seasons, award-winning gardener and naturalist Susie White captures 72 poetic moments of nature's subtle shifts, from the first snowdrops to the autumnal turn of leaves.
★ Blending lyrical observation with practical wisdom, White shares her deep horticultural and ecological expertise to offer gentle encouragement and a deeper understanding of our surroundings.
★ Designed as a daily companion for mindful living, Nature’s Almanac is the perfect gift for every day of the year, helping readers rediscover the enduring joy and beauty of the natural world.

Discover the extraordinary in every day with Nature’s Almanac, by renowned wildlife and biodiversity gardener Susie White.

This beautifully compact book invites you to pause and notice one remarkable phenomenon of the natural world each day, drawing inspiration from the Japanese tradition of microseasons—seventy-two poetic intervals that celebrate nature’s subtle shifts. With her signature blend of lyrical observation, experience and insight, Susie guides readers through fleeting moments: the first snowdrop buds of spring, the song of larks on the wing, or the golden turning of leaves as the days shorten once more. Each entry is enriched by Susie’s deep expertise as a gardener and naturalist, offering practical wisdom and gentle encouragement to engage more closely with the world around us.

Let this book be your companion for mindful living, helping you rediscover the joy of nature’s ever-changing beauty, one day at a time.

Susie White
Susie White is a gardening and travel writer, broadcaster, wildlife photographer and lecturer. A lifelong and passionate gardener, she developed the garden at Chesters Walled Garden on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. Since then she has created a garden from scratch in a hidden valley on previously uncultivated land. Beyond the garden, Susie’s interests include the environment, conservation, wildlife, upland hay meadows, archaeology, heritage skills and the landscape and walks of the North Pennines, Northumberland, and the Lake District. She is a regular contributor to the Guardian, BBC Countryfile, The English Garden and Homes and Gardens. A member of the Garden Media Guild, and RHS speaker, she is the author of Gardens of Northumberland and the Borders, Second Nature, The Gardener and the Moth and A Garden Full of Birds.