本书是一本蔬菜园艺的实用手册，图文并茂，以春耕、夏长、秋收、冬藏之大自然的轮回为主轴，以通俗易懂的语言讲述了有机园艺耕作需要知道的基础知识：植物的构造，大自然中的生命循环，常用农具，土壤，肥料，撒种，栽种，田间管理，病虫害防治，收获，储藏，蔬菜的习性，蔬菜的分类和轮作，规划与一年农事安排。附录列出了常见蔬菜和其他作物的栽种资料，菜园常见防虫植物，常见蔬菜病虫害，常见益虫资料，常见蔬菜营养及食疗功效，家庭素食菜谱，植物名称中英文对照表。文中的小资料以生动的语言讲述了农业发展的历史以及一些喜爱园艺和大自然的中外杰出人士的故事。（This s a practical manual of vegetable gardening with illustrations. Based on the natural cycle of tilling in spring, growing in summer, harvesting in autumn and storing in winter, the book uses simple and plain language to explain the necessary basics of organic gardening: the plant structure, the life cycle in nature, the most common farm tools, soil, manure, sowing seeds, planting, field management, prevention and treatment of diseases and pests, harvesting, storing, properties of vegetables, categorization and rotation of vegetables, planning and yearly agricultural arrangement. The appendix includes planting information of common vegetables and other crops, common insect-resistant plants, common vegetable diseases and pests, common beneficial insects, nutritious and health benefits of common vegetables, family vegetarian recipe and English-Chinese glossary of vegetables. These materials use a vivid language to explain the development of agriculture as well as Chinese and foreign illustrious figures that showed passion for gardening and nature. ）