"Hortus Vitae: Essays on the Gardening of Life" is a collection of works by author Vernon Lee that invites the reader to discover a new perspective on life through the analogy of gardening. In each essay, the author considers the concepts of self-development, maturity, relationships with nature and other aspects of life, transferring them to the context of relationships with the garden. Lee's multi-layered works interweave philosophical musings with tender descriptions of nature and encourage the reader to take a new approach to their own gardens of life. "Hortus Vitae: Essays on the Gardening of Life" is an invitation to travel into the world of understanding yourself and your place in this world through the metaphor of a garden and life.