Customer Reviews

Married to my Garden

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Have you ever read a book and felt an immediate kinship with the author? This is one of those books! Avid gardeners will adore her writings, beginning gardeners will learn so much and readers of simply good writing will find it hard to put down. Usually, I'm nodding my head and saying "yes, yes, yes" as I read this book but sometimes I just burst out loud laughing! Married to my Garden stays on my nightstand because I don't tire of picking it up. I find Ms. Ashmun's writing to be in a class with Henry Mitchell (whose books also stay in easy reach)...which is to say, timeless.

Come on, you know you want to read it! And, isn't that just the best title!

The very short vignettes in this book are lovely. However I was expecting more of a memoir and all of the personality that would have come with it. I wanted a story. If you are looking for brief moments to vicariously breathe in the fresh garden air, this book is perfect.

Anyone who has even a pot of flowers for a garden will love this book, and the philosophy Barbara Asmun mixes in with her bouquets. This would make a great gift for any gardener.