Seed to Dust

A wonderful, rich and life-enhancing book which follows a year in the life of a professional gardener and the relationship he has with the woman who employs him to look after her 8-acre garden.

Each chapter is about one of the months of the year and the particular changes in the garden and wildlife at that time, as well as digressions on Marc's childhood and home life, his youth spent homeless in the countryside, the changes in his employer's life and fascinating stories and folklore about natural history and particular plants in the garden. It is a meditation on the natural cycle of growth and decay both in the garden and in human life.

It will include beautiful line drawings at the start of each chapter.