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The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening
The Essential Earthman Henry Mitchell on Gardening Author:Henry Mitchell Henry Mitchell was to gardening what Izaak Walton was to fishing. "The Essential Earthman" is a collection of the best of his long-running column for the "Washington Post". Although he offered invaluable tips for novice as well as seasoned gardeners, at the heart of his essays were piquant observations: on keeping records; the role of trees in g... more »ardens (they don't belong there); how a gardener should weather the winter; on shrubs, bulbs, and fragrant flowers and about observation itself. Here's one example: Marigolds gain enormously in impact when used as sparingly as ultimatums. Henry Mitchell came to his subject with reverence, passion, humor, and a contagious enthusiasm tempered only by his sober knowledge of human frailty. "The Essential Earthman" is for all who love gardening even those who only dream of doing it.« less