The Little Green Book of Gardening Wisdom - Hardcover

Surprising as it may seem, the first place an experienced gardener looks for advice and ideas is not the local gardening store or nearby botanical garden, but a good library. Gardeners have been sharing their wisdom for thousands of years, and their books and treatises are still a rich resource today. Here in this volume is a bouquet of quotations that will strike a chord with anyone who has ever worked the soil or just admired nature's handiwork, including:

. The metaphorical: "Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path." -Jean Anouilh, The Lark (1952)

. Words of encouragement: Then seek your job with thankfulness and work till further orders, If it's only netting strawberries or killing slugs on borders; And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, You will .find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden.-Rudyard Kipling, "The Glory of the Garden" (1911)

. The practical: "Three fundamental aspects of borderdesign-site, shape, and size-have at least as great an effect on the ease of garden maintenance as does the actual selection of plant -Frederick McGourty, The Perennial Gardener (1989)

Drawing on sources ranging from the earliest agrarian civilizations to the present,The Little Green Book of Gardening Wisdom is a treasury of great ideas that will delight amateur and expert gardeners alike.