The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening - Hardcover

Mitchel; Mitchell, Henry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253174368 ISBN 13: 9780253174369

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1981

Synopsis

Essays extol the seasons, gardens, and the natural world, and include observations and advice on gardening

About this title

Review:

This first collection of Henry Mitchell's garden columns was one of those instant classics, a book which quickly earned a permanent place on thousands of bedside tables. Though written for the Washington Post, these tales of the city garden travel well. This book, often dog-eared and battered, is found in gardeners' homes all across the U.S.--not just in the South, but in Minnesota, Alaska, and the other Washington. After reading a single page--any page--you'll realize why. Many gardeners quote Mitchell's line, "It is a great joy the day we discover that we can learn things without actually having to make the mistakes ourselves." He regales us with his mistakes, recording the frustration caused by stubbornly planting where his beloved dogs insisted on sleeping or by thoughtless activity ("I speared a superb lily bulb today"), hoping we will profit from his own gardening mishaps. We can and do, but we profit just as much by his company as his advice, which is so clearly the fruit of long and direct experience.

About the Author:

Henry Mitchell, who died in November 1993, was one of America's most beloved garden writers. He was especially famous for his weekly "Earthman" columns in the Washington Post.

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0253174368
• ISBN 13: 9780253174369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244