Amateur Gardening

Are you sitting comfortably?

“Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
(American novelist, Nathaniel Hawthorne)

I think it’s fair to say that many of us find real happiness in our own gardens - I know I do. And if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been out in your garden this week, rushing around like a thing possessed without taking so much as a five-minute tea or coffee break. So, come on, pull up a seat and take the weight off your slingbacks.

As lengthy as our gardening

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Amateur Gardening

Amateur Gardening5 min read
Use Shoot Tips To Make More Plants
When I was growing up my dad always used to grow chrysanthemums and I never appreciated them as I should have done. To me, they lacked the glossy pizazz of dahlias and the scent of roses and I basically ignored their presence. Now that I’m older, wit
Amateur Gardening3 min read
Your LETTERS TO KIM
Your lovely letters, emails and social media posts continue to flow in beautifully. Every message, poem, idea and comment matters. Please keep them coming. We will send out a thank you gift for every item published in the magazine so do please send y
Amateur Gardening4 min read
A Really Good Year For The Roses!
The early carrots washed away, my salvias drowned, while tulips were like pound shop umbrellas in a gale, inside out as soon as they opened. Proof, if it was needed, that the weather is now officially bonkers. But there is a silver lining… it’s been

Related Books & Audiobooks