IT HAS TO DO WITH BEES, AND BEANS, and getting the hell out of Dodge (wherever that might be for you). Why I named my upcoming dropout memoir “And I Shall Have Some Peace There” also has to do with a poem that stuck with me since I first read it as part of a college class at NYU. Here’s the scoop on the title’s inspiration, answering a question some of the commenters asked the other week when I last mentioned the book-to-be.
THE LECTURE that he’s been giving for a number of years is not-so-subtly called “Kill Your Lawn.” Ecological horticulturist Dan Jaffe Wilder knows that starting over and creating an entire native habitat instead of a lawn isn’t for everyone. But Dan just wants to grab our attention and get us to start to make some changes at least in the way we care for the turfgrass we do want in our landscapes. And maybe give up a little square footage of it to some other kind of more diverse planting, too, like the wild strawberries (Fragaria virginiana, inset). Alternative, more eco-focused styles of lawn care, along with some lawn alternatives is what he and I talked about on the podcast. Dan is Director of Applied Ecology at Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Wales, Massachusetts, and its 8,000-acre sanctuary. He’s also co-author with Mark Richardson of the book “Native Plants for New England Gardens.”
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Will your new book be available on Kindle?
Dear Margaret,
Thanks so much for writing in response to book activity. May you have insane swirls of publicity in the days ahead when you publish: actually, I know you will, as your fans await! I LOVE your book title…and so deeply appreciate this excellent, reliable and inspiring place you have created for all of us in need of garden friends….Dominique
Welcome, Dominique, author of the new and scaling-the-height-of-Amazon-sales-ranks “Slow Love.” I was just about to say something about you here, and then there you pop up. :) I feel like our paths are once again being crossed by “forces bigger than ourselves” (like in the old days, remember?) and there is much more to say. I am enjoying lurking (and sometimes commenting) on Slow Love Life, your blog. More to come…
@Emo: I think it will, but perhaps not right away. All of the details are coming into focus now. I assume you’d vote “yes” for a Kindle edition asap? :)