A New Leaf
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- Synopsis
- A graceful and sharply observed book of inspiration that uses the garden as its central museA New Leaf traces a year of growing seasons at The Leaf, Merilyn Simonds' acreage in eastern Ontario. A lifelong gardener, Simonds works the soil and the soul for wide-ranging revelations about everything from flowers that keep time, to the strange gift of compost, to great gardens of the world, to things lost and found underground.She is joined on her journey by a host of companions -- including her Beloved, who tills by her side; the Rosarian, who tends to both bud and thorn in roses and life; and the Frisarian, who weeds unwelcome visitors to make room for new growth. Intelligent and intimate, irreverent and elegant, A New Leaf offers a cornucopia of enrichment and inspiration for the fertile mind.From the Hardcover edition.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780385670463
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780385670456
- Publisher:
- Doubleday Canada, Limited
- Date of Addition:
- 10/13/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Merilyn Simonds
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Home and Garden
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.