A Year in Our Gardens: Letters by Nancy Goodwin and Allen Lacy
Any woman who buys a house because of the quality of its dirt is a true gardener. Any man who reads garden catalogs word for word, cover to cover, is equally enthusiastic about plants. Meet Goodwin and Lacy, two kindred spirits whose abiding friendship based on their mutual love of all things horticultural spawned this collection of letters spanning the year between the winters of 1998 and 1999. Gardeners are often more keenly aware of the natural world than most other folk. They can spot the lone hawk perched atop a towering oak tree and discern a tree frog's chirp above all other sounds. Goodwin and Lacy have this gift of observation, and their insights into the world around them make for fascinating reading as they explore subjects as diverse as mulch and Mozart. While they relate the changes in their gardens, they also reveal the changes in their lives, sharing their innermost feelings and experiences, as one does only with a very close friend.Carol HaggasCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved