A Year at North Hill : Four Seasons in a Vermont Garden (Paperback)

by Joe Eck (Author), Wayne Winterrowd (Author) "Even in a large garden, it is a good thing if individual sections can provide several seasons of interest..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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"Passionate, reflective, inspiring, endlessly quotable, and filled with good humor and humanity. It joins that tiny handful of fine gardening texts that are also literature. "-Allen Lacy, The New York Times Book Review

"In which poetry is perfectly at home with the eminently practical matters of gardening . . . a gold mine of practical advice. "-Anne Raver, The New York Times
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"Passionate, reflective, inspiring, endlessly quotable, and filled with good humor and humanity. It joins that tiny handful of fine gardening texts that are also literature. "-Allen Lacy, The New York Times Book Review

"In which poetry is perfectly at home with the eminently practical matters of gardening . . . a gold mine of practical advice. "-Anne Raver, The New York Times

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks (May 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805046143
• ISBN-13: 978-0805046144
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #823,143 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 12 Month Delight, December 25, 1999

By A Customer

Never did I expect to be so conflicted about why I love a book. This one has it all. Such a beautifully written love story about a garden and the shared lives of two people who have a vision and the courage to create a truly great landscape. The sheer volume of information about specific plants and how they are used are invaluable to me. To have all this knowledge presented in such a beautifully written book is such a gift. I've already read it twice. I've had my copy of this book for two years now and it wouldn't surprise me if I picked it up for a fresh reading sometime this winter.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful wonderful book, July 26, 2000

By A Customer

I've worked for years in the extensive gardens of children's book author/illustrator Tomie dePaola (26 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE and other books). This book has helped me appreciate what I do and has helped me "see" the value and the beauty in plants and shrubs and colors, etc., that I never before saw or understood. It's a wonderful book.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine and Dandy, May 10, 2009

By	Charles N. Pinneo "Mac fanatic" (Grand Rapids, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Year at North Hill: Four Seasons in a Vermont Garden (Hardcover)

I'm reviewing this for my wife who didn't have time to review it, so, for what it's worth, it was fine. The reliability of this review is questionable.