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Gardening Through Your Golden Years [Hardcover]

Jim Wilson (Author)
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June 19, 2003

Gardening Through Your Golden Years is a book about gardening wisdom and "seasoned" gardeners who have much knowledge and wisdom to share.

Gardening Through Your Golden Years is a wonderful gift for a gardening friend…from one seasoned gardener to another. As author Jim Wilson says, the book will be shared from one golden gardener to another as recognition for a job well done. It will be a gift of appreciation for their continuing love and their success in gardening. Also, it will be a thoughtful gift for a family member who loves gardening.

The book will also have tremendous interest among younger gardeners who appreciate the wisdom available from those who have practiced the art for so many years.

The heart of the book is ten essays about specific older gardeners, based on personal interviews conducted by the Author. Jim Wilson has selected a range of gardeners from across the country, from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds…all with a lengthy devotion to gardening. We see them through color photography of their gardens.

This is a not only a book about gardening wisdom, it is a practical book that will help the reader garden smarter, not harder.


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Wilson is director of Data and Decision.

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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson (June 19, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1591860032
  • ISBN-13: 978-1591860037
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for old folks, September 8, 2003
This review is from: Gardening Through Your Golden Years (Hardcover)
You may buy this book for a parent or aging friend, but first take the time to read it yourself. It's not a how-to book, because people who have been gardening for decades don't need to know how to garden. Instead, through personal stories that cover many long lifetimes of gardening experience, this little gem of a book captures the constancy with which gardens nurture us, helping us through the hardest times while providing moments of joy that stretch into lifetimes.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant reading., November 13, 2005
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This review is from: Gardening Through Your Golden Years (Hardcover)
Gardening Through Your Golden Years is done in three parts, starting with interviews with senior gardeners. Next are gardening suggestions and advice. Third and last are essays by long time garden writers, minimum age of 65.

Most of the gardeners interviewed have lovely, well-established gardens. All have had varied and interesting careers. It would have been nice if one or two gardeners with slightly more limited resources and smaller, but very nice, gardens had been included. We have a retired neighbor that fits this description and ensure we walk past her garden at least once a week in the summer just to enjoy watching it grow. It's really very motivating to those of us not quite so gifted with a green thumb.

The how to section of the book includes ideas for both how to garden and how to do it easier and more safely. Excellent advice with suggestions that everyone can use to their advantage.

The final section of essays is easy, pleasant reading. My favorite, The Orange Mailbox, by A. Carman Clark, is fun to read with some outstanding suggestions.

Overall, a little book that is both entertaining and informative.
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Gardeners know that no garden is permanent. Read the first page
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