Des Kennedy
Auteur van Crazy about Gardening: Humorous Reflections on the
Over de Auteur
Des Kennedy is an accomplished novelist and satirist as well as a celebrated gardening writer and speaker. He is the author of seven previous books, including The Passionate Gardener and An Ecology of Enchantment. Three of his books have been nominated for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for toon meer Humour. toon minder
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Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Kennedy, Des
- Geboortedatum
- 1945
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- England (birth)
Canada - Woonplaatsen
- Denman Island, British Coulmbia, Canada
England, UK - Opleiding
- Passionate Monastic Seminary (BA|Philosophy)
- Beroepen
- writer
author
gardener
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 14
- Leden
- 184
- Populariteit
- #117,736
- Waardering
- 3.8
- Besprekingen
- 5
- ISBNs
- 24
Even better I was reminded of my grandmother’s garden. She was another master gardener and her property was divided into various spaces each with it’s own unique plantings and personality. My siblings and I never tired of exploring. As Des Kennedy described how his garden awakened after being dormant in the winter, to the new life of spring, on to summer bloom and then the closing of the garden during autumn, I was reminded of my own gardening journeys.
An Ecology of Enchantment lays out both the highs and the lows of the gardening year. He also describes some of the wild creatures who visit, the changing of the seasons and the various weather one experiences living on the west coast. The author’s observations and stories informed, amused and touched me and I thoroughly enjoyed this book.… (meer)