A Tale of Two Gardens

2016. Soft cover. New. New book. Signed by the Author. 'A Tale of Two Gardens' Norah Burgess & Danae Kindness. A very beautiful book, highlighted in The Irish Times by Fionnuala Fallon in August 2016 "In 1999, the friendship between these two passionate Irish gardeners became the subject matter of a weekly gardening column in the Limerick Leader, in the shape of a series of conversational letters in which Kindness and Burgess exchanged their observations and opinions on everything from the workings of the compost heap to the merits of fresh figs. The column was suffused with their love of plants as well as the obvious deep affection the two women had for each other. Dear Norah, I thoroughly enjoyed the tour of your iris collection . . . what a great aperitif to the luxuriant summer borders soon to follow . . . Dear Danae, I must begin by telling you my solution to the problem of slugs and snails in the garden . . . Dear Norah, I was awe- struck by your fascinating discovery that lightening storms create nitrogen in the soil and hence add to the soil s fertility. . . . The gardening column inspired both gardeners to produce a very fine self-published book, in 2016 to highlight the best of their correspondence. Beautifully photographed mostly by Norah Burgess herself, it takes the reader through the whole gardening year, by season. Very informative and a delight to read.