This was my approach to gardening in NJ. The Wiki source is LDS, but the hymn is commonly sung by Sacred Harp singers thoughout Christian sources. It predates the citation of 1840.
Here it is in the Sacred Harp index. The Garden Hymn.
Spices, lilies, fruitful.
Then I got divorced, moved to a smaller house, and really had no time to work on this.
Now that I am in Florida, as soon as I buy my house, I intend to be getting back to this idea. Spices, lilies, fountains, fruit, respite, roses, refreshing grace divine.