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Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart
By Wall, Carol
- ISBN
- 9780399157981 9780698150980
- Publisher
- Amy Einhorn: Putnam
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Reviewed on December 19, 2013 | Memoir
Reluctant to get her hands dirty, essayist and teacher Wall hired her neighbor's gardener, a Kenyan immigrant who sought odd gardening jobs in addition to his job packing groceries. She had no idea he would not only transform her yard, but rejuvenate her life. The patient, modest gardener (who had a PhD in horticulture) withstood her clumsy attempts at direction and conversation while encou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
