Gardening for a Lifetime

by Eddison, Sydney

• ISBN13: 9781604690651
• ISBN10: 1604690658
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-21
• Publisher: Timber Pr

Summary

The garden has been an everyday part of Sydney Eddison's life for over forty years. It has witnessed the changing of seasons, her greatest joys, and her deepest sorrows. The garden and the gardener have aged and changed together.Growing Older with Your Garden is a touching memoir about haVing to scale back after widowhood and painful joints made it impossible to keep up with a large country garden. Intermix·ing personal experience with practical gardening tips, Eddison has written an encouraging roadmap for accepting and embracing a new and simpler way of gardening.Elegant black and white illustrations evoke Eddison's everyday joy, sorrow, and contentment in the garden. Gentle, personable, and practical, Growing Older with Your Garden helps transform gardening from a list of daunting chores intothe rewarding, joy·filled activity it was meant to be.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Preface	p. 13
A Look Backward: Tracing the Garden's History	p. 17
Changes: Rethinking the Perennial Borders	p. 27
A Step Toward Simplicity: Substituting Shrubs for Perennials	p. 39
Minimum Care: Appreciating the Shady Border	p. 47
Woodland Gardens: Living in Harmony with the Forest	p. 57
Sanity Saver: Learning to Make Lists	p. 69
Juggler's Dilemma: Searching for Help	p. 79
Lessons from the Garden: Accepting Imperfection	p. 91
From Lawn to Meadow: Learning from Experience	p. 103
Pick Your Battles: Managing Mature Plants	p. 115
What Next? Deciding Whether to Stay Put or Move On	p. 127
New Gardens: Keeping Them Small and Simple	p. 139
Borrowed Landscapes: Using the Garden Setting	p. 153
Container Gardening: Arranging Potted Plants with a Purpose	p. 163
Miniature Landscapes: Exploring New Ways to Garden	p. 175
A Summing Up: Making the Most of What You Have Left	p. 189
Index	p. 197
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