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Christine Allen and Michael Kluckner's portrayal of life on Killara Farm moves thoughtfully through a year of gardening with a rich, detailed narrative that evokes the many pleasures of life in rural Southwestern BC.
Allen, a master gardener, is also a lyrical writer, expressing the tiny details of life on the farm--the "winter jasmine, doggedly flowering on the fence by the chicken house," the excitement of snowdrops opening at the end of January and strategies for ensuring a balance of colour in the foxgloves. Her twelve essays are illuminated by Kluckner's masterful watercolours and interspersed with a delightful scattering of pressed flowers, gardening tips and seasonal recipes.
Part memoir, part illustrated garden journal, part cookbook, A Year at Killara Farm truly celebrates a way of life that is intimately tied to the natural world and the rhythm of the seasons. The result is a charming book sure to inspire any gardener.
Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781550175714
Hardback
8.25 in x 8.25 in - 192 pp
Publication Date: 25/10/2012
BISAC Subject(s): GAR002000-GARDENING / Essays & Narratives,CKB091000-COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Canadian,BIO026000-BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Thema Subject(s): WM-Gardening
Description
Christine Allen and Michael Kluckner's portrayal of life on Killara Farm moves thoughtfully through a year of gardening with a rich, detailed narrative that evokes the many pleasures of life in rural Southwestern BC.
Allen, a master gardener, is also a lyrical writer, expressing the tiny details of life on the farm--the "winter jasmine, doggedly flowering on the fence by the chicken house," the excitement of snowdrops opening at the end of January and strategies for ensuring a balance of colour in the foxgloves. Her twelve essays are illuminated by Kluckner's masterful watercolours and interspersed with a delightful scattering of pressed flowers, gardening tips and seasonal recipes.
Part memoir, part illustrated garden journal, part cookbook, A Year at Killara Farm truly celebrates a way of life that is intimately tied to the natural world and the rhythm of the seasons. The result is a charming book sure to inspire any gardener.
Details
Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781550175714
Hardback
8.25 in x 8.25 in - 192 pp
Publication Date: 25/10/2012
BISAC Subject(s): GAR002000-GARDENING / Essays & Narratives,CKB091000-COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Canadian,BIO026000-BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Thema Subject(s): WM-Gardening