GARDEN VOICES: A YEAR OF GARDENERS WRITING (HB)

A selection of garden-related entries from diaries, letters and articles for every day of the year. Find George Orwell digging his 'dry as a bone' garden on Jura on 25 May 1946. On 25 September 1845, Emily Dickinson picks the last flowers of summer before Jack Frost arrives. And in New Mexico, Georgia O'Keeffe reveals to her New York-based lover that she has just discovered the joy of gardening. Other contributors include Pepys, Germaine Greer, Monet, Eleanor Vere Boyle and Celia Thaxter. Contains several selections for each day.