The roots of my obsession : thirty great gardeners reveal why they garden
Book 2012
Collects essays by thirty world-famous gardeners on why they garden, whether it be for aesthetic beauty, food production, or environmental sustainability.
Genetically engineered / Tony Avent The apprenticeship / Thomas Christopher Taste testing / Rosalind Creasy Spring fever / Wiliam Cullina My time machine / Rick Darke Chaos theory / Page Dickey There lies peace / Helen Dillon Island life / Ken Druse Pentimento / Sydney Eddison Turkish delights / Fergus Garrett Paradise regained / Nancy Goodwin Homegrown / Susan Heeger Reasonable doubt / Daniel J. Hinkley It all began with an oxygen mask-- / Thomas Hobbs A garden of happiness / Penelope Hobhouse A rocky start / Panayoti Kelandis Foreign relations / Roy Lancaster Family dynamics / Tovah Martin The dirty-minded gardener / Julie Moir Messervy The flower thief / Stephen Orr Value added / Anna Pavord The accompanist / Anne Raver Saving graces / Margaret Roach Right this way / Marty Ross Sightings / Claire Sawyers The universal itch / Amy Stewart Fruit loops / Roger B. Swain The web / Douglas W. Tallamy Urban gardener / Richard G. Turner, Jr. Simple pleasures / David Wheeler
