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There are times in a gardener's life when what we
want to do and what we
can do are at odds. Our knees and backs may be complaining, our energy isn¿t what it was ¿ yet our desire to get our hands in the dirt is as strong as ever. Or maybe we¿ve downsized to a much smaller outdoor space that doesn¿t look promising at all. What to do? In
Late Bloomer, garden designer Jan Coppola Bills shows us how to successfully rethink our approach to gardening as we age. The author is a second-half-of-life gardener who helps her many friends and clients achieve easy care, low cost, eco-friendly, simple and beautiful gardens. It¿s all about maintaining a joyful, healthful connection with the soil ¿ but without the toil.
Late Bloomer is part garden philosophy and part on-the-ground strategies and tips from the author and expert gardeners across the U.S. With color photos on almost every page, this inviting and practical book is organized around the four tenets of the Late Bloomer philosophy:
Simplicity. Beauty and Harmony. Comfort and Ease. Relaxation and Letting Go.
About the author
Jan Coppola Bills is a certified landscape designer, advanced master gardener, entrepreneur, and contributing writer for State-by-State Gardening magazine. She holds a Masters of Art in Organizational Management and a Bachelor of Science in Business & Management. She left the corporate world to start her Detroit-area landscape design company Two Women and a Hoe (twowomenandahoe.com). She has a large, active following on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
Summary
There are times in a gardener's life when what we want to do and what we can do are at odds. Our knees and backs may be complaining, our energy isn’t what it was – yet our desire to get our hands in the dirt is as strong as ever. Or maybe we’ve downsized to a much smaller outdoor space that doesn’t look promising at all. What to do? In Late Bloomer, garden designer Jan Coppola Bills shows us how to successfully rethink our approach to gardening as we age. The author is a second-half-of-life gardener who helps her many friends and clients achieve easy care, low cost, eco-friendly, simple and beautiful gardens. It’s all about maintaining a joyful, healthful connection with the soil – but without the toil. Late Bloomer is part garden philosophy and part on-the-ground strategies and tips from the author and expert gardeners across the U.S. With color photos on almost every page, this inviting and practical book is organized around the four tenets of the Late Bloomer philosophy: Simplicity. Beauty and Harmony. Comfort and Ease. Relaxation and Letting Go.
Foreword
MARKETING AND PUBLICITY HIGHLIGHTS
- Promotion through author’s Two Women and a Hoe Facebook page (318,000+ followers)
- Review copies to national print media and radio (targeted)
- Review copies to leading garden and lifestyle bloggers (targeted)
- Additional promotion TBD.
Additional text
Late Bloomer is filled with sensible ideas about tools, plant selections, irrigation, and garden maintenance. The good advice is not just for veteran gardeners, but beginning gardeners and everyone in between.
