{"product_id":"9781628737899","title":"The Little Green Book of Gardening Wisdom","description":"Surprising as it may seem, the first place an experienced gardener looks for advice and ideas is not the local gardening store or even the nearby botanical garden, but a good library. Gardeners have been sharing their wisdom for thousands of years, and their books and treatises still provide a rich resource for growers and landscapers today. Here in this volume is a bouquet of quotations that will strike a responsive chord with anyone who has ever worked the soil or just admired nature's handiwork. Areas that are covered include the metaphorical…\u003cbr\u003e- Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path.\u003cbr\u003eJean Anouilh, \u003ci\u003eThe Lark\u003c\/i\u003e (1952)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewords of encouragement…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Then seek your job with thankfulness and work till further orders,\u003cbr\u003eIf it's only netting strawberries or killing slugs on borders;\u003cbr\u003eAnd when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden,\u003cbr\u003eYou will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden.\u003cbr\u003eRudyard Kipling, \"The Glory of the Garden\" (1911)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ereflection…\u003cbr\u003e- To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment.\u003cbr\u003eJane Austen, \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e (1814)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand the practical…\u003cbr\u003e- Three fundamental aspects of border design—site, shape, and size—have at least as great an effect on the ease of garden maintenance as does the actual selection of plants.\u003cbr\u003eFrederick McGourty, \u003ci\u003eThe Perennial Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e (1989)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand much more. Drawing on sources ranging from the earliest agrarian civilizations to the present, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Red Book of Gardening Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasury of great ideas that will delight amateur and expert gardeners alike.","brand":"Skyhorse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46351337259249,"sku":"9781628737899","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781628737899_p0.jpg?v=1765862164","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781628737899","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}