In this book, Waltraud Alberti takes readers into "her" small garden at home and the vast garden of the Mediterranean. In the three chapters "Herbs," "Wild Vegetables," and "Fruits," the author amusingly and informatively packages common expertise, delicious recipes, healing knowledge, and mythological excursions. Starting from her "microcosm," the Sporades island of Alonissos, she guides the reader through the diversity of Mediterranean flora. Waltraud Alberti refers to nature as her "greatest teacher." In every sentence, one can sense that she treats its gifts like her own children: with respect, tenderness, and empathy. The plants transform into living beings that she has observed growing, whose characters she has explored over the years. Thus, she delves into the depths of green or differently colored souls - and takes us along.