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Winner of the National Trust Outdoor Book of the Year 2011 The story of one mans unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book -- the Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity guide -- in just one year. The son of two passionate gardeners Antony Woodward was born with chlorophyll running through his veins. Unfortunately growing up with Latin plant names took its toll and he was ingrained early on with a profound loathing of both gardens and gardening. Buying Tair-ffynnon a derelict smallholding 1 300 feet up in the Black Mountains of Wales changed everything. Hooked by its beauty -- when not buried in cloud -- Woodward battles to meet the strict requirements of the famous Yellow Book in this unlikely terrain. He
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Winner of the National Trust Outdoor Book of the Year 2011 The story of one mans unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book -- the Gardens of England & Wales Open for Charity guide -- in just one year. The son of two passionate gardeners Antony Woodward was born with chlorophyll running through his veins. Unfortunately growing up with Latin plant names took its toll & he was ingrained early on with a profound loathing of both gardens & gardening. Buying Tair-ffynnon a derelict smallholding 1 300 feet up in the Black Mountains of Wales changed everything. Hooked by its beauty -- when not buried in cloud -- Woodward battles to meet the strict requirements of the famous Yellow Book in this unlikely terrain. He finds himself driven by apparently inexplicable compulsions: wood chopping hauling a 20-tonne railway carriage up a mountain even beekeeping. Soon his voyage along the rocky path to his own patch of paradise takes on a more personal tenor as he unearths the deep roots linking gardening & his childhood in this warm funny & unlikely memoir. Beautifully written & effortlessly engaging The Garden in the Clouds is a compelling read for anyone who has ever gardened -- or ever dreamt of doing so.

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