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(More customer reviews)Helen Dillon has been gardening for over thirty years in her Dublin, Ireland garden. In this book, she shares her vast experience, her hits and misses and provides indispensable advice on what she has learned over the years. Long time gardeners know that gardening is a journey and in this book, Dillon shows how hers has evolved and changed over the past three decades. The book is divided into three sections and each one features two or three page essays on various topics. Section One - "Beginner's Stuff" - has chapters on how-to-do subjects like potting a container, weeding and dealing with pests. Design aspects include the importance of pathways and selecting plants (such as "Ten Trees for a Small Garden" and "Evergreen Plants for Walls"). Section Two - "The Middle Ground" - discusses gravel gardens, roses, pruning, Mediterranean gardens, screening neighbors, clematis, etc. Section Three - "Fancy Stuff" - has chapters on exotic plants, gardening in old age, dogs in the garden, hardy orchids, and much more. These examples are just a small sampling - overall, there are over seventy chapters. The book is generously illustrated with photos taken in Dillon's garden and most of them were taken by her so accomplished photographer should also be added to her resume. Although highly skilled, Dillon makes the reader feel at ease - she's not afraid to tell you that many plants have died in her garden ("victims" she call them) and laughs at herself for making bad decisions now and then. She is an author that gardeners can easily identify with and her book is one to joy.
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