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 this_year. Even_though she wrote it_20 years_ago_and is_now_dead, I still_find this book_inspiring and thought-provoking.

What I_really love about_her,_and what inspired me, is her low key seriousness. She felt that these things_were_important and_worth_writing_about well. The book isn’t_just a manual, it is_her experiences._As a writer she is very encouraging. There_is_a British view_of gardening which tries to show off how much_you know about it. But Americans_just talk about_gardening_as_a wonderful thing which_is part of life. I also_like the fact that she is_a woman, because I think women make_better gardeners.

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Your next book,_Classic Roses_by Peter Beales, is a_must-read for rose_fanatics.

Peter Beales_knows everything there_is to know about roses. He_has forgotten far_more about roses than I will_ever_know, and manages_to_write_about roses_with a sense_of_the real_love_that he has for them. He_is_a [rose] nurseryman, and a man I_like and admire –_he_has inspired so many_people to start growing classic_roses, and he is a great_photographer too._I read_and re-read this book many times.

Why do you think roses are_such a popular flower with so_many people?

They are now,_but 20_to_40 years ago_they_didn’t use_to be. People were not growing varieties_like damask_roses and bourbons then. Roses are_a relatively recent thing_which_has been resurgent. When I was_a child, far more people were_growing hybrid peas. Now, things_like_rambling_and climbing roses have become_very popular again. So it is_wonderful Peter Beales_could inspire people to get back to_growing_them.

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Your final choice is Henk_Gerritsen’s_Essay_on Gardening.

This book was published_about three years ago. I was_introduced to it after a visit to Strilli Oppenheimer’s_garden in Brenthurst,_Johannesburg. The book is based_on_the_philosophy of gardening where you accept natural intervention as part_of the_garden. So you_let weeds grow where they look good. You don’t try_to order nature. It is all about_aesthetics. If you are happy with what nature is doing, you_include it. In other words,