The Expectant Gardener Book

In a horticultural journey that spans a decade, culminating with the birth of her son Leo, Simone Martle describes in colorful, richly textured detail her own growth as an organic gardener. Tracing her love of gardens back to her childhood, Martel reveals how she learned to create one without the use of chemicals, or the latest fashionable tool. Through her journal-like style, she invites us into her garden in the Berkeley flatlands, on her weed-pulling, snail-hunting forays or when she creates a pond or "womb chamber". Most of all, she shares with us how growing things can enrich our lives, connecting us to the larger natural world of which any garden, any gardener, and all of life is a part.

About The Author
Simone Martel used to supply San Francisco Bay Area restaurants with organically grown vegetables. Now she writes and gardens at home, and spends time with her husband and young son.