About the Author

James Fenton is a poet, critic, and gardener. From 1994 to 1999 he was Professor of Poetry at Oxford, where he has created a noted garden. He writes about poetry, art history, and gardening for the New York Review of Books.

Reviews

Blatantly flouting current gardening convention, Fenton eschews the tedium of planning a plot's "bones," or layout, in favor of growing flowers that simply appeal to one for their own sake. --Kirkus Reviews