Kateřina Rottová Books

'One of the most thrilling moments on our farm occurred ten years ago when I found a single wild flower growing on a grassy bank. It was not particularly rare - a common spotted orchid - but it was like discovering a pot of gold - or perhaps, more accurately, the promise of gold. It was a sign that recovery was possible from even the most inauspicious situation.' In his new book, Monty Don chronicles a year in his garden at Longmeadow and further afield on his farm. Hibernating hedgehogs, dogs under the table, wrens in the pantry and the occasional owl that flaps into the bedroom: all have a place alongside the yearly cycle of growth and renewal. Each season has something different to delight in - from the primroses and bluebells of spring, to butterflies that colour summer skies and the crowds of migrating swallows that herald the coming of autumn. This book is an ode to the ever-surprising and comforting presence of nature. In exquisitely written prose, reflecting the best of nature writing, this book offers an opportunity to walk alongside Monty and experience the commonplace miracles and rhythms of nature through his eyes.

'A beautiful, gentle exploration of the dark season of life and the light of spring that eventually follows' Raynor Winn, bestselling author of The Salt Path 'A peaceful rebuff to life in fast-forward' Guardian Wintering is a poignant and comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life, times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves. Katherine May thoughtfully shows us how to come through these times with the wisdom of knowing that, like the seasons, our winters and summers are the ebb and flow of life. 'Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself' Elizabeth Gilbert

Tvoření zahrady je jako vaření — prostě smíchejte svoje oblíbené ingredience. Všechny ty latinské názvy, typy půdy a sezónní požadavky rostlin mohou v člověku, který se zahradničením začíná, vyvolat dojem, že stojí před nedostižným cílem. Laskavý průvodce zahradním světem Monty Don však zahradničení představuje coby obohacující a kreativní činnost, která nejen že nemusí být namáhavá, ale může do života vnést radost a klid. Ať už si chcete založit zahradu, vypěstovat ovoce a zeleninu, namnožit kvetoucí trvalky, poskytnout útočiště drobným živočichům, nebo se jen co nejlépe postarat o své pokojové rostliny, v Zahradnické knize k tomu najdete více než sto snadných a elegantních návodů. Nechte se vtáhnout do inspirativního světa Montyho Dona a vybudujte si kus země, který vás bude denně těšit.