Garden lore, practical advice, and witty garden quips
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"A garden is the best alternative therapy."� ��/I>Germaine Greer
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"It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves."� ��/I>Robert Louis Stevenson
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"Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigour and freedom of the forest and the outlaw."� ��enry David Thoreau
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Seasoned gardeners, urbanites with window boxes, and those who simply have potted plants will savor this miscellany of quotations and prose, interspersed with practical advice on
everything from keeping your shed in order to bird spotting. Walking barefoot through the grass and smelling the flowers, harvesting the fruits of your labors, and enjoying an al
fresco aperitif on a summer's evening: what could be better?
