My Summer in a Garden (Warbler Classics Illustrated Edition)

By Charles Dudley Warner

Publisher Description

My Summer in a Garden by Charles Dudley Warner is a timeless classic of American garden and nature writing. Originally published as a series of sketches in The Hartford Courant, these monthly installments vividly capture the joys and challenges of tending a garden over a summer season. Warner eloquently describes the plants and flowers he nurtures, while chronicling his battles against garden pests and weeds. With gentle humor and mellow charm, Warner shares his profound love for gardening and the outdoors, offering insights into life, our connection with nature, and the rewards of diligent work and simple pleasures. My Summer in a Garden is a timeless treasure that will enchant gardeners and nature enthusiasts alike. This Warbler Classics edition is illustrated with nineteen thumbnail drawings.

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5.0

cblair

Created almost 10 years ago

“Published in 1870, Charles Dudley Warner’s My Summer in a Garden is a must have for any gardener. We follow Charles and his cat Calvin in this humorous weekly account of his garden adventures. As an editor and writer Warner’s observations of gardening are timeless and is just as relevant today as it was 14o plus years ago. As an amateur gardener, Warner goes through garden woes such as pesky children, the neighbors chickens and the weeds that grow “as if the devil were in them” but he reminds us of the reason we garden. Gardening he says is the “philosophical occupation of contact with the earth and companionship with gently growing things.” Although we may have many sleepless nights worrying about what may happen day to day with our gardens, with patience and a watchful eye we will be wholly rewarded. After all it is the work that is put into our plot of land at the end of the day that is edifying.”

About Charles Dudley Warner

Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) was an American essayist, novelist, and newspaper editor. After practicing law in Chicago, he moved to Connecticut and became an associate editor and publisher of The Hartford Courant. In addition to writing travel essays for the Courant and for Harper's magazine, as well as several novels, he collaborated with his friend and neighbor Mark Twain on The Gilded Age.