Down a dirt road in a hidden corner of the South, Jenks Farmer invites you to his patch of soil, where pecan trees surround acres of lilies and the vision of a quaint American farm is a reality. Part poetic memoir and part garden guide, this month-by-month work stands out among plant books for its personal stories and fascinating central character--Jenks Farmer writes about life, death, and the power of plants to connect us all. Whether he's hosting women at a Mother's Day cocktail party (a local ode to the generations of gardening women around his small South Carolina town), blasting Rod Stewart while harvesting pecans, or at evening's fall, stepping among the lilies as they send out an intoxicating perfume, Jenks will be your guide, and a new friend made in the garden.CJ Lotz, Senior Editor, "Garden and Gun"

Once upon a spring, a little flower namedMae grew on the very edge of thesunshine in a corner of Uncle Al's Pick-Yr-Own-Flower Farm.Mae loved springtime, especially when allthe children came out to play and pick theprettiest flowers to take home.

Presents traditional and time-honored methods for gardening, including holistic solutions to insects and weeds, building fertile soils, saving heirloom seeds, and using garden materials for trellises and sculptures.

Horticulture. Guidebook to gardening with crinum lilies. Includes history, stories, collections and collectors. Many photos and a few charts, maps and graphs.