A Full Life in a Small Place and Other Essays from a Desert Garden by Janice Emily Bowers

by Janice Emily Bowers

My three-year-old garden is a small, suburban plot located squarely in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona. The location is crucial because, as every gardener knows, climate and soil determine what kinds of gardens we shall have--whether green lawns and flourishing rose beds or gravel paths and thrifty cacti.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published November 1, 1992

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved it. I knew very little about desert gardens before I read this. So much interesting information.

[R.L. Mosz · Rating 5 out of 5]

She grows a garden for the same reasons I do... not to simply harvest and put jars up on a shelf. I think this is an excellent read for anyone who loves and respects the planet.

[Paula Koneazny · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a Northern CA gardener, reading about gardening in a desert climate is quite interesting. Tomatoes ripe in May & nothing happening in August, September, October.

[Nancy Mumpton · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you garden in the desert, you will understand what a terrific book this one is!

[Nancy Mumpton · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you garden in the desert, you understand what a wonderful book this one is.

[Karen Fasimpaur · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a delightful series of essays about desert gardening and the small pleasures that can be found in the natural environment of a diverse garden.

[Bonnye Reed]

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