Autor: Henry Mitchell Pealkiri: The Essential Earthman Kirjastus: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Kujundaja, illustraator: Robert Borja Väljaandmise aeg: 1983 Formaat: 256 lk., pehme köide Seisukord: heas korras
Henry Mitchell was to gardening what Izaak Walton was to fishing. The Essential Earthman is a collection of the best of his long-running column for the Washington Post. Although he offered invaluable tips for novice as well as seasoned gardeners, at the heart of his essays were piquant observations: on keeping records; the role of trees in gardens (they don't belong there); how a gardener should weather the winter; on shrubs, bulbs, and fragrant flowers―and about observation itself.
Here's one example: Marigolds gain enormously in impact when used as sparingly as ultimatums. Henry Mitchell came to his subject with reverence, passion, humor, and a contagious enthusiasm tempered only by his sober knowledge of human frailty.
The Essential Earthman is for all who love gardening―even those who only dream of doing it.