Die Tage des Gärtners

This wonderful place of slowness. Where can I find the most beautiful tulips? Am I allowed to place a statue in my garden? And do gardeners tend to commit violent crimes? Jakob Augstein has written an unusual, very subjective book about gardening. It not only contains helpful information on planting bushes, setting bulbs, and watering flowers, but also very amusing digressions on various questions that come to mind while weeding. It is illustrated by Nils Hoff, who captures the detail of a blossom as precisely as he conveys the mood of an autumn garden. "... Augstein has as much to say about wire mesh, nature philosophy, and leaf blowers as he does about hostas or the endless battle against ground elder." Petra Steinberger in 'Süddeutsche Zeitung'.