| From Booklist Marry the soul and sensitivity of a poet with the passion and prowess of a dedicated gardener and the result would be Fenton， who has created a wee gem of a book， hardly bigger than the packet of seeds he rhapsodizes about， based on a fascinating premise: given an empty garden and starting solely by seed， what plants would you choose to grow? Examining only a plant's essential quality， be it color， foliage， fragrance， or form， Fenton postulates that it's possible to develop a stunning garden by considering only the most inherent properties， relegating loftier goals such as design and structure to secondary positions. Speaking with obvious experience and unabashed enthusiasm， Fenton presents his Top 100 list of reliable and remarkable garden performers with erudite charm and tongue-in cheek wit， so vividly describing these garden treasures as to conjure up halcyon visions in the mind's eye. With seed catalog in one hand and Fenton's guide in the other， this unique way of producing a glorious garden becomes a sensory adventure. Carol HaggasCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Review "[James Fenton is a] gardener...who is surprised by the joy of a lap full of seed."--Giles Foden， The Guardian (London) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. See all Editorial Reviews |
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