Books for Gardeners: Rhapsody in Green by Beverley Nichols

“The difference between a plant in a pot and a plant in the soil is the difference between a man in a hotel and a man in his own home.”

 

Rhapsody in Green: The Garden Wit and Wisdom of Beverley Nichols is a collection of quotes from this prolific writer, drawn from fifteen of his best titles, and edited by Roy C Dicks, an enthusiast who now lectures on Nichols, using actorly skills to bring him to life.

“One of my grandfathers died of a clump of iris stylosa; it enticed him from a sick bed on an angry evening in January, luring him through the snow-drifts with its blue and silver flames; he died of double pneumonia a few days later. It was probably worth it.”