It has been printed on paper from sustainable resources, and has no glossy jacket. Visually, it's stunning, with some beautiful photographs and illustrations.
What's more, it's written by Tom Petherick, who's cornish born and bred. He led the team that restored the kitchen gardens to their former glory at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, near Mevagissy in Cornwall, and then went on to run his own soil association registered market garden. He now writes and broadcasts and undertakes consultancy work. I'm going to enjoy settling down for a good read.
My aim is for a simple life, to tread lightly, and I can feel and see my life changing, heading in the right direction. And the simpler it gets the better it gets. When I lived in London I had a beautiful and productive allotment. My space here is much smaller, and has been trashed by the dogs, but I plan to do more in the garden this summer. The evenings are drawing out and the weather is slowly warming up. It's very enticing out there!
2 comments:
GREAT find, indeed ! This time it was your turn... :>)
Happy reading, ans sunshine to you !
XOXOXOXOXO
NADINE
I love it when things like that happen - ...I love the idea of having it on order from the Univers(al library) and then it delivers but better than you could expect!!
I just did a big writing submission on my course, and days later a friend sent a book on the subject she found in an oxfam - with all the research I needed right in there! meant to be...
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