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A garden and a child-the similarities between the two are striking. Both require an investment of time and patience. Both call for a special caretaker to consider their needs and look out for their futures. And both will blossom when tended with a mother's love. This heartwarming collection of essays, stories, and poems authored by writing gardeners and gardening writers alike celebrates the beauty and love mothers bring to the gardens of our lives. Featuring classic gardening favorites as well as eight compelling and original new pieces, this volume is a touching tribute to mothers everywhere, whose perennial gifts of attention, care, and tenderness allow those they love to truly bloom. Book jacket.