A Joy of Gardening (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition) - Vita Sackville-west

\nVita Sackville-West's charmingly written practical advice for gardeners selected from her immensely popular gardening column in The Observer newspaper.\n \n \n\n \nFrom the book: \n \n \n\n \nThe true gardener must be brutal, and imaginative for the future.\n \n \n\n \nThe behavior of plants is indeed inexplicable. It breaks all the rules; and that is what makes gardening so endlessly various and interesting.\n \n \n\n \nI have come to the conclusion, after many years of sometimes sad experience, that you cannot come to any conclusion at all.\n \n \n\n \nNaturally, every garden must be a law to itself.\n \n \n\n \nYou cannot expect your soil and your plants to go on giving you of their best if you are not prepared to give something back in return. This is as true of gardens as of human relationships.\n \n \n\n \nThe only thing is to be bold; try the experiment; find out.\n \n \nVita Sackville-West's charmingly written practical advice for gardeners selected from her immensely popular gardening column in The Observer newspaper.\n \nFrom the book: \n \nThe true gardener must be brutal, and imaginative for the future.\n \nThe behavior of plants is indeed inexplicable. It breaks all the rules; and that is what makes gardening so endlessly various and interesting.\n \nI have come to the conclusion, after many years of sometimes sad experience, that you cannot come to any conclusion at all.\n \nNaturally, every garden must be a law to itself.\n \nYou cannot expect your soil and your plants to go on giving you of their best if you are not prepared to give something back in return. This is as true of gardens as of human relationships.\n \nThe only thing is to be bold; try the experiment; find out.\n