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Monty Don, presenter of Gardeners' World and the face of British gardening, and his wife Sarah tell the magical story of the garden they built at Longmeadow.
The face of British gardening Monty Don and his wife Sarah tell the magical story of the garden they have built over the last decade
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The face of British gardening, Monty Don, and his wife Sarah tell the magical story of the garden they have built over the last decade.
The Jewel Garden is the story of the garden that over the past decade has bloomed from the muddy fields around the Dons' Tudor farmhouse, a perfect metaphor for Monty and Sarah's own rise from the ashes of a spectacular commercial failure. At the same time, The Jewel Garden is the story of a creative partnership that has weathered the greatest storm, and a testament to the healing powers of the soil.
In his weekly column for the Observer, Monty Don has always been candid about the garden's role in helping him to pull back from the abyss of depression; The Jewel Garden elaborates on this much further.
Written in an optimistic, autobiographical vein, Monty and Sarah's story is truly an exploration of what it means to be a gardener.
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The Jewel Garden by Monty and Sarah Don has been praised for its heartfelt and passionate prose, offering a meditation on family and love through the lens of gardening. Reviewers have noted the book's inspiring nature, commending its compelling honesty.
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ISBN: 9780340826720
Publisher: John Murray Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 August 2005
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Two Roads
Illustration: 16 plates illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 137.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 165g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Monty and Sarah Don have been gardening together for 20 years, originally in London, where they based their jewellery business, and over the past ten years in Herefordshire, where they now live with their three children. Monty is best known for his weekly column on the Observer, for presenting a number of prestigious series for Channel 4 and, most recently, as main presenter of BBC Gardeners' World.
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