From Nettles to Nightingales: The Story of a French Garden #
Laurette Long #
This inspiring memoir tells the story of a garden in southwest France, its transformation from a tangled wilderness of brambles and nettles into an idyllic Mediterranean garden, and the lessons learned along the way.
The journey begins when two horticultural innocents, Laurette and her French partner Sylvain, leave the big city of Toulouse for life in the country. Carried away by the song of a nightingale and a glass of rosé, they take on a daunting garden challenge. But as they learn to work with nature rather than against it, a different challenge arises. While their wasteland begins to thrive and bloom, Laurette must prepare to say a painful goodbye to her mother.
From Nettles to Nightingales is a celebration of life, love and everything that comes with them. In this paean to French culture and the joys of the natural world, the reader is transported on an adventure with the author and her partner, and the corner of paradise they create.