The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening

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  • Author : Henry Mitchell
  • Binding : Paperback
  • EAN : 9780253215857
  • Edition : illustrated edition
  • ISBN : 0253215854
  • Label : Indiana University Press
  • Languages : Original Language: English, Published: English
  • Manufacturer : Indiana University Press
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Number Of Pages : 256
  • Package Dimensions : 0.50 inches (Height) x 9.20 inches (Length) x 1.05 pounds (Weight) x 6.00 inches (Width)
  • Product Group : Book
  • Publication Date : 2003-04-30
  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • SKU : 2_0253215854
  • Studio : Indiana University Press

This first collection of Henry Mitchell's garden columns was one of those instant classics, a book which quickly earned a permanent place on thousands of bedside tables. Though written for the Washington Post, these tales of the city garden travel well, and after reading a single page--any page--you'll realize why. Many gardeners quote Mitchell's line, "It is a great joy the day we discover that we can learn things without actually having to make the mistakes ourselves." He regales us with his mistakes, recording the frustration caused by stubbornly planting where his beloved dogs insisted on sleeping or by thoughtless activity ("I speared a superb lily bulb today"), hoping we will profit from his own gardening mishaps. We can and do, but we profit just as much by his company as his advice, which is so clearly the fruit of long and direct experience.

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