Book Review ~ Down To Earth with Helen Dillon

Book Review
Down to Earth with Helen Dillion

Advice and inspiration from one of the worlds great gardeners.

I enjoyed the chapter Potting Shed. I think we all can relate.

"Tranquillity. Even saying the word has a calming effect. To me, the key to serenity is my shed. It has a lovely feeling of peace, and the good thing is that nobody knows exactly what I'm doing there.  In reality I am probably just standing still, gazing out of the window. But if footsteps approach I start banging pots about, hoping that whoever's coming along will think I'm too busy to be disturbed."

"Since the last time the shed was tidied, things have built up. The problem is all the bits of wire, boxes, trays, screws, string, plant ties, blunt pencils, drying seedheads, nails rusty and shiny, bags paper and polythene, stakes with one end snapped off, paintbrushes solid with drying paint, bags of this and bottles of that - not enough to use but too good to throw away."

I enjoyed Helen's wit and no-nonsense gardening advice.

Enjoy!

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Author

Carla TePaske
NCMGV