Summary
An imaginary, one-sided correspondence from a New Englander to a founding father, on gardening techniques and modern American life.
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"Like her garden, Simon's imaginary correspondence with the nation's most illustrious gardener is a beguiling mix of history, whimsy, and practicality."
-- Kirkus
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 1999
Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Pages: 224
Publisher's Notes
Nantucket gardener and novelist Laura Simon created a special world outside her home each year, nurturing seedlings, spreading compost in the spring, and harboring her fruits of her labors in the fall. Although surrounded by a bounty of flowers and vegetables, she felt something was missing, someone with whom she could share her the love of the earth and her passion for gardening. Unable to find such a living person, she began a relationship with someone with whom she could share her reflections on seeds, soil, and the natural world: the beloved 18th century statesman and avid horticulturist Thomas Jefferson.
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