You don’t have to have a green thumb to enjoy this book, but it definitely inspires you to get your hands dirty. The language transports you into the past to learn about a hobby that has truly changed little. It is cheeky and wise and oddly nostalgic. The illustrations and sense of humor remind me of my granddaddy.

“A garden is never finished. In that sense, it is like the human world and all human undertakings.”