Re: Why plants die
- Subject: Re: Why plants die
- From: "tangly cottage gardening" t*@pacifier.com
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:55:55 -0800
I agree...his books are so droll. I envy you actually knowing him!
Skyler
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Subject: Re: Why plants die
> Charlesworth's life, too. He has two (only two) books and there is a lot
of
> philosophy and experience in those two books. He is a member of my rocks
> group and a former president (twice). There are other poems in the books
> which are collections of essays. Geoffrey Charlesworth is as so many of
us
> reincarnated as gardeners, he a math professor turned rock gardener. He
has
> been a generous man, germinating thousands of seed each year and
contributing
> many seedlings to the group sales.
> About two years ago he did a slide show for the group documenting his
> gardening life from azalea beds on Long Island to the NW Mass. garden
where
> the books were compiled. We had the good fortune to have him write for
the
> group newsletter for years. There were lots of mistakes along the way
which
> he presented with good humor. Of all his writing, this poem endures and
> comes up in garden writing a great deal. I recommend Geoffrey
Charlesworth's
> two books. There is rock garden writing but it is not the dominant theme.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4
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