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All Nature Has a Feeling

All Nature Has A Feeling is a personal and lyrical exploration of how we can connect with the natural world around us, from beloved Gardener’s World presenter, Adam Frost. 
 
“All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks 
Are life eternal: and in silence they 
Speak happiness beyond the reach of books; 
There’s nothing mortal in them; their decay 
Is the green life of change; to pass away 
And come again in blooms revived.” 
John Clare 
 
When Adam Frost first sees his future forever home, a picturesque cottage in Cambridgeshire, he discovers that it is a historic sight: the home of his favourite poet, John Clare and the surrounding countryside is the landscape that inspired his poems. Soon he moves in, and over the course of his first year living within the same walls that saw Clare pen some of his most beloved work, Adam begins to see the world around him through the eyes of the poet. He walks the same lanes, fields and woods that Clare did over a century ago and becomes sensitive to the birds, plants and insects that are always there, but often go unnoticed and unnamed. 
 
As Adam journeys through the seasons with the poetry and landscapes of John Clare as his guide, he discovers a more profound connection to nature than he has ever experienced before – right on his doorstep.

A regular presenter on BBC TV's Gardeners' World, Adam has seven Chelsea Gold Medals to his name. He set up his own international garden design consultancy in 1996, followed by the Adam Frost Gardening School in 2017. In 2013 he helped set up the Homebase Garden Academy, which trains young employees for the RHS Level 1 award, and in 2014 he became an RHS Ambassador to focus on raising the profile of gardening among secondary-school students and community groups.

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Easy ideas & inspiration for making beautiful gardens anywhere

In this practical and personal book, Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost takes you through his process for getting the most out of a garden space whatever its size, whether it's a window box, a terrace with a few pots or a bigger space with dedicated veg plots and borders. 
 
Enjoying your garden is about more than just what you grow; it's also about why you grow it. As well as spending time outdoors, the meaning of a garden lies in what you bring inside, from vegetables and herbs to make a family meal to flowers and seedheads to decorate the house. Adam explores how his own garden has allowed him to enjoy the simple pleasures in life and create precious memories - whether it's coming down in the morning and seeing that single flower in a vase or teaching your kids how to make the runner bean chutney that reminds you of your nan. Adam's inspiring book will guide you through all you need to make your garden thrive, and to use it to develop your own traditions and meaningful moments.

Gardener’s World: How I Garden

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