A Year at North Hill

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''Pujjirjjiuct:, L liiiipirljiy-, tiidi'^yAy (jyocuoi^, uiid iiJJ^id v/idi '?ood iiujjioi'
iiiid liLJinuiilty. . . . it juhi'j tiiiii: tiny muidiui oi'iiiifi ^aideiiiji^' cti/ic:; iriiui: 'art; v.ho nt^riitur^/' -^ALLEi I L.ACy, rni- NE'// Y01U< riME'J HOOK UEVIKl'/
la A Year at North Hill, acclaimed landscape designers Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd oLfer a month-by-month chronicle of their magnificent southern Vermont garden. Living in a difficult Zone 4 climate, Eck and W^iterrowd have succeeded in growing a vast range of plants—including many rare varieties and many which traditionally have been considered not hardy enough to grow in such cold conditions.
Eck and Winterrowd's secrets are hard work and an incredible devotion to the life lived close to the earth. Their tastes in plants and climate inevitably bring out the human struggle in gardening—wherein poppies are seen as "cranky," witch hazels as "crafty," and the process of weeding in May "a synchronicity... Tovább

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''Pujjirjjiuct:, L liiiipirljiy-, tiidi'^yAy (jyocuoi^, uiid iiJJ^id v/idi '?ood iiujjioi'
iiiid liLJinuiilty. . . . it juhi'j tiiiii: tiny muidiui oi'iiiifi ^aideiiiji^' cti/ic:; iriiui: 'art; v.ho nt^riitur^/' -^ALLEi I L.ACy, rni- NE'// Y01U< riME'J HOOK UEVIKl'/
la A Year at North Hill, acclaimed landscape designers Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd oLfer a month-by-month chronicle of their magnificent southern Vermont garden. Living in a difficult Zone 4 climate, Eck and W^iterrowd have succeeded in growing a vast range of plants—including many rare varieties and many which traditionally have been considered not hardy enough to grow in such cold conditions.
Eck and Winterrowd's secrets are hard work and an incredible devotion to the life lived close to the earth. Their tastes in plants and climate inevitably bring out the human struggle in gardening—wherein poppies are seen as "cranky," witch hazels as "crafty," and the process of weeding in May "a synchronicity of mind and hand, and all the senses, which is peace." Each month has its own persona: September comes as a surprise, for "like a dream it folds contrasts into itself without a seam"; March, with its fierce, frustrating weather, "rouses violently with the pangs of a slow birth." Their patience and their deep knowledge ^ of the rhythms of the seasons suggest an older style of living that has largely vanished in ^ today's world. W
"In which poetry is perfectly at home with the eminently practical matters of gardening . . . a gold mine of practical advice." —^Anne Raver, The New York Times
"Every page exudes an understanding of plants, and a humble sense of humanity is revealed in each of the twelve month-by-month chapters. The photographs help to capture the essence of the garden and clearly demonstrate the well-being of woody and herbaceous # specimens. Gardening is all about fleeting moments of gladness and disappointment: Eck ' • and ^^^terrowd catalogue them all." —Hortus
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These men live to lift gardening to a higher plane." '
—Cheryl Dorschner, Burlington Free Press
"Eck and Winterrowd tell the story of their twenty years at North Hill with zest and passion. In addition to their anecdotes, their book serves as a manual of gentle instruction without a trace of finger-wagging. It is a must for gardeners in temperate regions everywhere." —David Wheeler, The Garden
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