The author's personal stories and meditations wind like a tendril around the inspiring thoughts of great philosophers, artists and artists., such as Voltaire, Orwell or Virginia Woolf, who cultivated their plants with the same passion as they created or nurtured their thoughts. The author, with her recognizable style of a keen observer, charmingly intertwines her passion for gardening with her passion for storytelling throughout the text.
Why is gardening not a hobby, but a passion?
"Virginia Woolf said that when she pulls weeds in her garden, she knows what happiness is; George Orwell said that, apart from writing, the garden was the most important thing in his life, especially the vegetable garden; Jane Austen thought the opposite way; first came the garden and then came writing; for the poet Emily Dickinson, the garden was her "second language". Anton Pavlovich Chekhov had only plants with white flowers planted on his lawn in front of his house in Yalta. /…/" /from the introduction/
And also useful and proven tips
The book also includes genuine gardening experiences and knowledge. We'll learn which vegetables like very well-fertilized soil and which are less demanding, where chicory grows well, how to protect vegetables from pests naturally, and what good plant neighborhoods mean...
What do plants know, feel, communicate?
Among the attractively written text, we can also read interesting thoughts and findings from experts, such as biologist Chamovitz, about plants as complex organisms that do not have brains but have a "rich sensory life," and about communication between them. For example, when a willow is attacked by caterpillars, it releases chemicals into the air that warn the neighboring willow of the danger, causing it to release a poison into its leaves that repels the pests.
MEDIA ABOUT THE BOOK:
"A unique guide, compiled from newspaper columns into a new whole, reveals the nooks and crannies of the author's vegetable garden from early spring to late autumn, from sowing and growing seedlings to harvesting and collecting seeds, to which, as she says, she has a particularly tender relationship." - rtvslo.si
"This is a very warm book, it carries a certain grace that can only be born of the purest loves. It is not an exaggeration to use the word spirituality." - LUD Literatura, Veronika Šoster, 27. 12. 2022
