The 3000-Mile Garden: An Exchange of Letters Between Two Eccentric Gourmet Gardeners

by Roger Phillips and Leslie Land

Book Overview

The perfect valentine for garden lovers, The 3,000 Mile Garden recounts the correspondence of nature photographer Roger Phillips, who lives in London, and American food writer Leslie Land. Their exchange of ideas, bed plans, practical tips, and recipes has already been a bestseller in Britain and is the basis for a PBS-TV series. of color photos. Line drawings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140254471
• ISBN13: 9780140254471
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

An Enchanting Correspondence

The 3,OOO Mile Garden is a pure delight. While full of useful gardening information, interesting recipes, unusual plants and vegetables, it is in no way dry or pedantic. It is instead a lively and spirited correspondence between two very unique gardeners- their gardens, their countries and their lives.

Gardeners are very interesting people!

Having seen the PBS series based on this book, I was very anxious to actually read the book. I wasn't disappointed. Meeting the challenge of one's own ecosystem and making a garden work is interesting reading. This book doubles that interest by going back and forth between two completely different eco- systems and two completely different gardeners. Roger Phillips is in charge of a very public garden in the center of London and enjoys not only working with others but also conversing with visitors that are a part of his daily routine. Leslie Land gets very upset one morning when a strange woman wanders into her garden to admire and comment on it. This is her private domain and she considers the woman to be a rude trespasser. Even Roger finds that difficult to believe. As their friendship develops, however, they rely more and more on the advice they receive from each other and, as a novice gardener myself, I found myself combining their expertise to benefit my own garden.Very interesting reading.