Heart & Soil: The Revolutionary Good of Gardens

Writer, Environmentalist And Gardener Des Kennedy Has Gathered Together His Best, Most Outrageous And Most Contemplative Articles And Essays Of The Past Decade Into A Book Full Of Playful Wit And Insight. Kennedy Recounts One Newspaper’s April Fool’s Day Prank That Had Men Across The Uk Buying Heather In Order To Propagate A Poor-man’s Viagra, Expands On His Trials Creating A Sod Sloped Roof, Admits He Once Wanted To Write A Stump-puller’s Guide To The Universe And Contemplates The Dark Beauty—and Rat Feces Smell—of A Voodoo Lily. The Articles Are Tied Together With Kennedy’s Assertion That Gardening Is A Revolutionary Act Of Maintaining Harmony With Nature That Intertwines The Human Spirit With The Natural World. A Book That Will Appeal To Any Who Admire Earth’s Raw Beauty, Heart And Soil Is A Collection From A Respected Canadian Who Has Dedicated His Life To Protecting And Respecting The Environment, Cultivating His Passion With A Healthy Sprinkling Of Humour.