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A Man's Garden

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My male friends (plutonic or not) have always been a bit amused of my tireless quest for the "perfect" garden. They have always lent their support when my creations needed a bit of brawn in the form of starting a tiller or moving a stone. I am always tickled when they tried to hide their delight in watching the garden "become" something, or watching the kaleidoscope of color. My unscientific research reveals that finding peace & beauty in a garden conjurs up fears of being emasculted. This book confirms that men flourish in a garden. Gardens like art reflect the male personality, they can be strong or soothing. If it's true that best chef's are men... then'll I'm ready to meet my gardening match - OUTSIDE, after he sees this book.

If Jeff Bale is featured in this book, I applaud the author for highlighting Mr. Bale's work.
We hired Jeff to create a backyard experience featuring a stone firepit which is fabulous.
He also crafted a beautiful pergola to showcase a large whisteria plant
that had grown into a heaping mound. The pillars were set in wood and nicely designed.
The base is lined with a narrow stone path on the ground intorducing the arbor.
This stone outline that travels the width of the entire framed arbor.
It was also designed with one step lifting on to a flat bed garden
and highlights two sections of white impatiens to showcase our pool.

A couple of years after Jeff architected our new landscape design,
we had a scout from Better Homes and Garden ask if they
could feature our yard in their magazine.
Jeff's work is timeless and incredibly creative!