If youÕre looking for how-to manuals on gardeningÑwhat to plant when and whereÑthis is not the book for you. If youÕre looking for permission to have fun in your garden, accept the unexpected and dabble in a new art formÑlook no further. ÒI Grew It My Way, How Not to GardenÓ is just that: one personÕs wacky account of all things natural. When it comes to gardening, Jane Fishman has re-written the rule book. SheÕs a master at cutting her losses. For her there is no beginning or ending to gardening. ItÕs all a process. When someone walked off with one of those expensive gazing balls, she came back with bowling balls. The same round shape, right? No one wants to take those. When the noxious stinging nettle appeared, she embraced that too. ItÕs good for the compost, an antidote to arthritis and makes a pretty good lasagna.
Fishman likes to share in her plant swaps, in the column she writes for the Savannah Morning News and in her new book, a poetic, practical, beautiful approach to gardening. 9781495194696