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202 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
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Subtitle from cover. |
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Introduction : Everything is reconciled in a garden -- Part one : Gardens grow roots. The ghost in my garden. Heirloom roses for Dorothy ; Gardens visible and invisible ; How the change the world in three easy steps. Special shade plants to inspire the planting of trees ; Roots and wind. Favorite ornamental grasses ; The spirit of a place. How to make new plants in winter -- Part two : Gardens grow connection. A harvest for the birds; Creepy, crawly wonders. Butterfly and plant pairs ; Raining dogs and cats and chickens. Chickens in the garden ; Making friends with the neighbors. Ornamental food ; Sharing the garden. Plants the deer do not care to share -- Part three : Gardens grow wholeness. A hodgepodge and a mishmash. A tea garden ; Native plants and kindness. Seedheads to savor ; Controlling the uncontrollable vine. Well-behaved vines and climbers ; A layered garden. Ground-huggers ; Whole gardens for whole gardeners -- Part four : Gardens grow hope. The art of wildness. Fully alive lawns ; The generous garden. Planting for the future ; Choose your own adventure. Ground cherry jam, ; Hope is brown then green. A year in bulbs ; Hope is green then red -- Epilogue : Hope in the age of climate chaos. |
| Summary |
"Here's a quiet manifesto, both practical and personal, for the value of gardening. After all, gardens grow so much more than plants. The grow... Roots. Amid superficial routines and the inevitability of change, our efforts in the garden satisfy our longing to feel grounded and secure. Connection. Gardening is a shared experience, one that requires us to sacrifice our sense of self-reliance and let the outside in. Wholeness. As a garden grows and evolves, so does its caretaker. Whole gardens beget whole gardeners. Hope. Even in the dark of winter, there will always be the promise of spring. Every end in the garden is the seed of a new beginning."--Page [4] of cover. |
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Purifoy, Christie -- Anecdotes.
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Flower gardening.
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Flower gardening -- Anecdotes.
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Flower gardening -- Pictorial works.
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Flowers.
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Flowers -- Pictorial works.
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Gardening.
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Gardening -- Anecdotes.
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Gardening -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Gardeners -- United States -- Anecdotes.
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Instructional and educational works.
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Anecdotes.
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Illustrated works.
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Seed time and harvest |
| ISBN |
9780736982184 (hardcover) |
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0736982183 (hardcover) |
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