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(More customer reviews)Margot reminds us of things we had once known and forgotten along the way and surprises us with things we ought to have known. She never loses focus on the moral of her message: "Never work harder than absolutely necessary. Gardening should always be a labor of love." Each chapter ends with a dollop of sage advice for living well, seamlessly flowing from the smaller context of the garden. She tells us that gardeners see the world differently, through "a gardener's eye."
She does not mince words when she knows you need to change your ways: "When a plant is more trouble than it is worth, get rid of it. Life is short and replacements plentiful." She frees us with the admonition to ignore the rules and writes that it is okay to change our minds, over and over again. She quotes Eleanor Roosevelt, "Learn from the mistakes of others because you do not have time to make them all yourself."
Things all gardeners need to know:
*Shrubs are the new perennials.
*Consider the power of pots to fill holes in the garden.
*A daily garden amble is a powerful gardening tool.
*Keep a plastic trough of potting mix handy (two-thirds peat and one-third compost).
*Not hostas. Pulmonaria (deer resist them and slugs detest them).
*Gray and silver are as great in the garden as they can be on gardeners' heads
*Vision of an ideal garden, a personal Eden pp. 47-49 (a great place to start reading if you are ignoring the rules, which you should be doing).
You can only sort through seed catalogues and sit in front of the computer for so long before you find yourself yearning for something more substantial. It is winter, but gardeners are forward thinking optimists who have a good friend in Margot Rochester. She has presented us with the perfect anecdote to the wintertime blues.
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Down to Earth is a book that speaks to the soul of the passionate gardener of any experience level, exploring and detailing all the pleasures that gardeners enjoy from this hobby. Rochester encourages readers to garden for self-gratification. No hoeing, no tilling, no turning of piles. No chemical insecticides or herbicides, either. The author's goal is to encourage and enable gardeners to simplify tasks, saving time and money, while making their gardens their own. Rochester's refreshing musings and advice invite the reader to take a break, pour a cup of tea, and forge a fine and friendly relationship with a kindred spirit of gardening.
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