The Accidental Garden growing all manner of plants

growing all manner of plants

and the light-headedness that comes with spring

and wild mussels steamed with dandelions

chanterelle puffs

For ten thousand miles

The Accidental Garden growing all manner of plantsIn this provocative book, rooted in the daily dramas of his own garden in Norfolk, Richard Mabey presents a scenario in which nature becomes a partner, a 'gardener' itself. Against a background of disordered seasons, Mabey watches his 'accidental' garden reorganise itself. Ants sow cowslip seeds in the parched grass; moorhens take to nesting in trees; a spectacular self seeded rose springs up in the gravel. The garden becomes a place of cultural and