The violent past of the Master Gardener haunts him when the owner tasks him with taking on her troubled bi-racial niece as an apprentice.
The Master Gardener (2023
Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening–A Good Read
I became interested in reading this book while reviewing the documentary film The Book Keepers. The book is a memoir of an unusual friendship between a white Southern woman, Carol Wall, and Giles Owita, a Kenyan holding several jobs, including gardener. Ms. Wall, a writer for 20 years for Southern Living magazine had struggled …
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Peter Rabbit (2017)
Peter & his animal friends are friends with Bea, but when John inherits the cottage next door, h tries to drive out the rabbits.
A Little Chaos (2014)
King Louis XIV’s chief garden architect selects a talented woman to design an important project for the grounds at the new Palace of Versailles, and of course, the two fall in love.