Modern Library Gardening The Gardener's Year, (Paperback)

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Although I am a rather clumsy gardener and I am plagued by rabbits and gophers and deer ( oh my!), I do share Capek's enthusiasm for gardening. I re-read this book every year. It inspires me and gives me solace in the long dark days of Winter. This is a light-hearted introduction to the work of K...

from m.belljackson

Famous Czech author Karel Capek entertains readers with a month-by-month rendering of real life gardening. He totally enjoys getting carried away in his subject, making a case for October actually being Spring for gardeners, as well for the "Now!" of buds, and the steaming glory of a newly delive...

from Patkue

Ein amüsantes, kurzweiliges Buch über den Autor und seinen Garten, dem man fast gar nicht anmerkt, dass es schon 1929 erschienen ist. Man wird kein besserer Gärtner durch das Buch, aber sehr gut unterhalten.

from bezoar44

Originally published in Czech in 1929 and published in English in 1931, The Gardener's Year is a collection of droll essays arranged to correspond to months of the year. Capek gently pokes fun at the desire of gardeners to start digging before the soil is ready in the Spring; to wish (always) for...

from flips

A very sweet little book about a man and his garden. I chuckled my way through this, and as an avid gardener it was easy to recognize myself in what was described. Who hasn't bought a ton of plants that one just "must have" only to find that there is hardly any space left in the garden to plant t...