This resource for spiritual directors offers exercises and prayer tools on the theme of spiritual growth.

Using the Biblical image of gardening, Christopher Chapman offers material for those seeking to live a more abundant and fruitful life. He explores four stages of spiritual development: - Sinking roots into God's creative earth: practices that reveal where we can grow and develop.

• Emergence: 'holy daring' and responding to God's invitation to put out new shoots.
• Abundance and maturity: how to recognize resistance to the work of the Spirit.
• Fruitfulness and falling: finding fulfillment in giving and receiving. The material is also ideal for personal reading during a retreat or by those receiving spiritual direction.