I'm not loathe to gardening in the rain; in fact, it's one of my favorite times to plant and weed.
Unfortunately for my garden, however, I've been bitten by the soap opera bug.
The first soap opera truly dedicated to gardeners is being written by none other than Noel Kingsbury. Dr. Kingsbury is an internationally renowned garden designer and author.
I first came to know him as one of the fabulous regular contributors at Gardening Gone Wild. Although he has some twenty books to his publishing credit, it's his latest venture that has me chomping at the bit for more.
Dig, Plant, Bitch is a soap opera dedicated to those of us who live to dig and plant in the dirt and then --- well, you know, complain about it all the while loving it.
The only thing televised soap operas have on the Kindle version are pictures (which wouldn't help me much with my oldie but goodie non-Fire Kindle, which no, I have no plans to trade up). Dig, Plant.... etc. has all the "staying power" of a true soap: characters that gardeners the world over can identify with, intrigue, tantalizing conflicts, and cliff hanging endings to each installment. Best of all, you can tune in whenever you want and there are no commercial interruptions at critical times in the plot.
Luckily for me, I shan't be bored. I'm anxious to "dig into", Fran Sorin's Digging Deep, another recent book purchase which I'll get to just as soon as I finish Georgette Heyer's, An Infamous Army, this month's Almack's group reading choice.
That sounds like a lovely thing to do on a rainy day. It was pouring this morning, no complaints from me though as the garden really needs it. I planted some seeds this afternoon, perfect conditions, with wet soil and a few more showers tonight. I don't have a Kindle, so will see if the book is offered in other ereader formats.
ReplyDeleteLinda, you can read it on your computer in the Kindle Cloud which is free. It's an absolute hoot, typically British characters... think Benny Hill in the garden! So nice to see you here again!
DeleteOh this sounds perfect...but alas no Kindle.
ReplyDeleteDonna, you don't need an actual Kindle to read Kindle editions... you can get an app for your computer, droid, or iphone. My DH has it on his droid phone, and I read them in the Kindle Cloud on my computer all the time.
DeleteI had not heard of this garden soap opera, but you have introduced me to something that sounds very interesting. I am looking forward to enjoying it...
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun read.... and totally garden oriented and very British.
Deletelike the people above, I hadn't heard of this soap opera, it sounds great fun, worthwhile even if it cost $4 and I see it only costs $3! Thanks for letting us know about it. Enjoy the other 2 as well. I'm doing quite a bit of reading lately, mainly science fiction, my other passion. but I'll definitely get the soap opera asap.
ReplyDeleteEach installment is $3, although you can get it free if you subscribe to Prime, which I do not. It's a fun read, but I'd rather not subscribed to the Prime service.
DeleteI forgot to say how much I like all the photos.
ReplyDeleteChuckling as I read this.... I have to credit my photography skills to Saxon Holt (Gardening Gone Wild). I'll be posting and linking to some of his lessons this weekend. ;)
DeleteLovely photos. Can I ask what the plant with the white flowers is?
ReplyDeleteHi, Tim. Thanks for visiting our blog! That little white beauty is white rock cress (Arabis caucasica). It's a low growing perennial that does well in the shade although I do have it in a sunny spot as well. This photo was taken the day I posted this - in the rain - but you can see a different photo on the post for April 22.
ReplyDeleteToday is a dreary, rainy day here, and i was thinking how nice to have a day to enjoy a good book. Your gardener's soap opera sounds great!
ReplyDeleteGreat post and especially interesting to me as I am hooked on my kindle, have to see if its available to UK users. Working outdoors in the rain, tell me about it, I would be out in the dark if I didn't have someone to hold me back. Folk are soap daft over here, coronation street, eastenders, holby, emmerdale, nah you wont know what I am talking about. Never watch the adverts as I record all the commercial channels. Keep well and have a great growing season Alistair.
ReplyDeleteI know I'm not the target audience but sounds interesting to me. Hey, I've been out of commission for five months so it's good to be back enjoying your blog.
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