Kateřina Rottová Book order (chronological)

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.

'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.

"An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing Arctic seas. Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season"-- Provided by publisher