A Way to Garden : A Hands-On Primer for Every Season

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Summary: a joy to read
Review: This book won't teach you HOW to garden--not really, anyway--but it's a must-have if you've ever enjoyed any of the Martha Stewart Living articles about Roach's gardens, or, lately, her own editorial letters. She has a way of making me feel that if she did it, I can do it myself. Her humility in the face of her garden and of nature itself is evidenced in the title "A Way to Garden"--she doesn't presume to know THE way. The book is wonderfully written and beautifully photographed--I'll never tire of leafing through it.

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Summary: A perfect guide to the spiritual lives of gardens.
Review: This is a beautifully written and exquisitely photographed guide to both the spiritual as well as physical lives of gardens and their gardeners. I can think of no book like it -- either in its fine writing or in its brave scope. The writer lays bare her thoughts and feelings about the cycles of life while strategically leading us through the gardening year with good, solid gardening knowledge. This can be read in all seasons in all zones, at every stage of life. Truly, this is the way to garden.