When circumstances put her in charge of an old garden laid out by long-dead owners, Brooks and her son, her lifelong assistant gardener, set about restoring it. She writes of the hired man with the hoe, a lady’s conservatory, house plants, Easter flowers, perennials, hollyhocks and violets, and the neighbours who share their secrets.
Gentle, humorous garden writing for anyone who has ever taken on an inherited plot. Download the free EPUB.