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Henry Mitchell "Henry Mitchell on Gardening"
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Autor: Henry Mitchell
Pealkiri: Henry Mitchell on Gardening
Kirjastus: Chapters Pub Ltd
Kujundaja, illustraator: Susan Davis
Väljaandmise aeg: 1998
Formaat: 242 lk., pehme köide
Seisukord: väga heas korras
The late Mitchell, one of America's most noted garden writers, brought wit, humor, and intelligence to the genre. This final collection of his "Earthman" columns, following The Essential Earthman (Houghton Mifflin, 1994) and One Man's Garden (LJ 9/1/92), takes us through the gardening year month by month. From the beginning of growing sweet peas in January to the endless tasks of spring to the ever-present challenges of summer gardening and the varied activities of autumn and winter, Mitchell tells his horticultural story in a delightful and informal manner. Highly recommended for all public and academic libraries and special collections in horticultural and botanical literature.
This posthumous offering from one of America's great garden writers is a gem of a book--not a polished one, for polish was never Mitchell's goal, but brilliant nonetheless. His writing is earthy, rich, and sometimes dark, like good compost. His topics are occasionally raw (as in onions and manure) and always lively. It's hard to write about anything for some 25 years and remain fresh, but Mitchell managed to do it. One especially wonderful piece addresses the amazing mystery of plant loss in a small garden. Where could they possibly go? Mitchell decides that neither neglect nor forgetfulness is the culprit, instead attributing the loss to theft: "I have known cases in which somebody stole something like 'Desdemona' and then, in a cowardly way and probably in the dead of night, sneaked back in the garden and put it back in some strange place." This is one of the best collections of short garden pieces around, a fine introduction to Mitchell's work for those who haven't yet discovered his work and a necessary addition to the collections of those who already love it.
Pealkiri: Henry Mitchell on Gardening
Kirjastus: Chapters Pub Ltd
Kujundaja, illustraator: Susan Davis
Väljaandmise aeg: 1998
Formaat: 242 lk., pehme köide
Seisukord: väga heas korras
The late Mitchell, one of America's most noted garden writers, brought wit, humor, and intelligence to the genre. This final collection of his "Earthman" columns, following The Essential Earthman (Houghton Mifflin, 1994) and One Man's Garden (LJ 9/1/92), takes us through the gardening year month by month. From the beginning of growing sweet peas in January to the endless tasks of spring to the ever-present challenges of summer gardening and the varied activities of autumn and winter, Mitchell tells his horticultural story in a delightful and informal manner. Highly recommended for all public and academic libraries and special collections in horticultural and botanical literature.
This posthumous offering from one of America's great garden writers is a gem of a book--not a polished one, for polish was never Mitchell's goal, but brilliant nonetheless. His writing is earthy, rich, and sometimes dark, like good compost. His topics are occasionally raw (as in onions and manure) and always lively. It's hard to write about anything for some 25 years and remain fresh, but Mitchell managed to do it. One especially wonderful piece addresses the amazing mystery of plant loss in a small garden. Where could they possibly go? Mitchell decides that neither neglect nor forgetfulness is the culprit, instead attributing the loss to theft: "I have known cases in which somebody stole something like 'Desdemona' and then, in a cowardly way and probably in the dead of night, sneaked back in the garden and put it back in some strange place." This is one of the best collections of short garden pieces around, a fine introduction to Mitchell's work for those who haven't yet discovered his work and a necessary addition to the collections of those who already love it.