Must Read Fiction Set in a Garden

Dreamy garden reads for your summer to read pile.

Fictional garden books are great reads to have on your shelf. When it’s raining, or simply too hot to be out in the garden, these dreamy fictional gardens will satisfy both your green thumb & your inner bookworm!

With the warmer weather upon us, it’s time to start compiling our #tbr piles for this summer! Whether you’re a fan of historical fiction, mystery or romance – this list of fiction set in a garden will help you find your next great read.

So cozy up my fellow gardening bookworm & find your next great read below!

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Gardening Books for Historical Fiction Lovers

If historical fiction, wartime drama, and dreamy English gardens are your thing, you’ll love these books:

• The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly

• The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen

• The Kew Garden Girls at War by Posy Lovell

• The Lost Garden by Helen Humphreys

Fictional Gardens with magical vibes

Herb magic, green witchery, cozy cottages and gardens that give you all the magical vibes more your jam? You’ll find it all in these magical gardens:

• The Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick

• The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman

•  The Apothecary’s Garden by Jeanette Lines

Fictional Gardens with a touch of mystery

Mysterious family secrets, long forgotten truths, hidden treasures locked inside abandoned gardens are all waiting for you in these fictional gardens:

• The Forbidden Garden by Ellen Herrick

• The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

• The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase

• Perennials by Julie Cantrell

• Where the Hornbeam Grows by Beth Lynch

• The Garden of Lost and Found by Harriet Evans

Fictional Gardens filled with love

The enduring power of friendship, the excitement of new romance and the courageousness of a mothers love. Love in it’s various forms can be found amongst the plants in these fictional gardens:

• Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

• The Moonlight Gardening Club

• When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson

• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgsoon Burnett

Gardens that'll make your heart stop

Grudges, revenge and maybe even a little bit of violence. If suspenseful page turners are what you’re looking for – you’ll find the thrill you’re looking for in these fictional gardens:

• The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison

• In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce

• Hemlock by Susan Witting Albert

What are your favourite fictional garden books?

I hope you were able to find your next great gardening read! Have you read any of the books above? Tell me your favourites in the comments below!