Our Life in Gardens

Thisisthethirdbookwehavewrittentogether,thoughseparatelywehavewrittenothers...Buttosay'writtenseparately'makesnosense,forwhentwoliveshavebeenbentforsomanyyearsononecentralenterpriseinthiscase,gardeningtherereallyisnosuchthingasseparately."Withthesewords,therenownedgardendesignersJoeEckandWayneWinterrowdbegintheirentertaining,fascinating,andunexpectedlymovingbookaboutthelifeandgardentheyshare.Thebookcontainsmuchsoundinformationaboutthecultivationofplantsandtheirvalueinthelandscape,andinvaluableadviceaboutEckandWinterrowd'sareaofexpertise:gardendesign.Therearechaptersaboutthevariouspartsoftheirgarden,andsectionsaboutparticularplantsrosesandlilacs,snowdropsandcyclamenandvegetables.Theauthorsalsodiscussthedevelopmentoftheirgardenovertime,andthedarkissuethatweighsmoreandmoreontheirminds:itseventualdeclineanddemise."OurLifeinGardens"isadeeplysatisfyingperspectiveongardening,andonlife.