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The Gift of a Garden Alice Taylor

The Gift of a Garden By Alice Taylor

The Gift of a Garden by Alice Taylor


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Summary

Alice's garden is her refuge. Inherited from Uncle Jacky, she introduces the great variety of plants and objects she has gathered - everything, of course, with its own unique and fascinating story, brought to life by a master storyteller.

The Gift of a Garden Summary

The Gift of a Garden by Alice Taylor

A book of wisdom and life.

Welcome to Alice Taylor's garden:

'Just inside the gate, hand-painted on a rickety piece of timber, is a little sign: Miracles only grow where you plant them. I saw it in a garden centre and could not resist it. This garden is full of my lack of resistance. I have no in-depth gardening knowledge and I work on impulse.

'My gardening expertise, acquired through trial and error, is nurtured by the unbelievable pleasure that I have discovered in simply digging the earth. Where does that satisfaction come from? Maybe buried deep in each of us is the secret need to cultivate the soil. Digging the earth breathes life back into us.'

A reflective and uplifting account by Alice Taylor of her love of nature and gardening.

The Gift of a Garden Reviews

Each sentence seems like a story that you never want to end. I will not even try to explain her acquisition of a huge, heavy statue of St. Stephen or a roof garden. Best for the author to describe Innishannon's conversion to tree landscaping. This book will reveal Taylor's sheer joy of gardening, her detailed local knowledge and expertise, and her storytelling abilities. Entertaining and insightful, Taylor will provide much food for thought while revealing the beauties of her part of the world

-- Current Books on Gardening and Botany

very readable

-- The Irish Garden Magazine

poetical, beautifully descriptive ... delightful read

-- Country Gardener Magazine

definitely one to read with a cup of tea in your own garden

-- The English Garden

reading Alice is like being pushed in the small of the back off a rock into a deep warm pool ... she gives one the exhilaration of being in the presence of a real writer and her skill is so accomplished that it appears effortless

-- The Western People

a wonderful easy read, one that would make a delightful Christmas present

-- The Western People

reflective and uplifting

-- Mallow Star

a book that's destined to blossom

-- Vale Star

warm and human ... easy, friendly and charming

-- saga.co.uk

the joy of gardening unearthed by Alice

-- Evening Echo

will provide restful reflection for many

-- Sunday Independent

uplifting ... beautiful

-- Property Scene Magazine

About Alice Taylor

This is a short note about Alice: biog note

Additional information

GOR005319328
9781847175816
1847175813
The Gift of a Garden by Alice Taylor
Used - Very Good
Hardback
O'Brien Press Ltd
20131007
272
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - The Gift of a Garden