Manifest personal growth in your garden! Growing Vegetables with a Smile takes you where no other book has, cultivating happiness one garden bed at a time. Unlock your creative abilities by understanding plants and the soil, and use your garden as a model for achieving success in life.
This book has already sold more than 1 million copies in other languages, thanks to author Nikolay Kurdyumov’s contagious humor and positive attitude. A renowned educator, he has produced a work that will touch your heart while wowing your mind. Even if you’ve never gardened before, you’ll feel like running into your backyard, planting seeds in the soil, and then growing with your plants!
Packed with practical advice on all aspects of natural growing, this uplifting volume makes the joy of a bountiful harvest accessible to all. It invites you to become a co-creator with your land, showing that gardening is as much about you as it is about cucumbers and tomatoes. A global transformation begins with your smile and your backyard!
Full-color photos and more than 100 funny illustrations make for an amazing reading and growing experience.
"Kurdyumov is Russia's best gardening author. He has a unique gift to make us aware of what we've always seen but never paid any attention to – the keys to our own happiness as revealed by our garden plants. He explains it all in such an accessible manner. Pure genius!" – Konstantin
"I now get an emotional uplift every time I work in the garden! I've arranged it all following the advice in this book. It's immensely enjoyable, easy, and everything grows so well." – Natalie