The Gardener’s Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden.
Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features lively black and white illustrations by Czech artist Josef Capek and is translated by M. and R. Weatherall.
From making puddles with an untamable hose to sowing luxuriant weeds instead of grass, Capek reveals how a gardener grows into his surroundings ‘spurred on by each new failure’. Subverting the tradition of a ‘how to’ gardening book, he teaches his readers about the magic of seeds, the perils of planting vegetables and the thrilling surprises of a rock garden. As the year progresses and frail buds turn from flowering stems to drooping bulbs and falling leaves, Capek’s small garden buzzes with life, wisdom and humour.
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A work of great charm and considerable subtlety which requires no more of the reader than a willingness to agree that it is a pleasant thing to own and cultivate a small patch of ground - Literary Review
This is a book no gardener should be without. This delightful little book is cram full of information, philosophy, and humour. - Sunday Times
The Gardener's Year
€13.90
The Gardener’s Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden.
Through lively illustrations and a playful, subversive approach to the typical “how‑to” guide, Čapek captures the mishaps, surprises and small triumphs that shape a gardener’s year — from unruly hoses to unexpected weeds and the quiet magic of seeds taking root.
As the seasons shift and the garden transforms, Čapek blends wit, observation and gentle wisdom, revealing how even failed bulbs and drooping leaves can offer delight. The result is a warm, insightful celebration of nature’s rhythms and the patient, often comical relationship between a gardener and the patch of earth they call their own.
Product Information
- Author: Karel Capek
- Language: Angļu valoda
- Year of publication: 2023
- Manufacturer: Pan Macmillan
- Cover type: Hard cover
- Number of pages: 176
- product.Svars: 0.142 kg
- ISBN code: 9781529096248
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