Synopses & Reviews
IN winter, when the only things growing seem to be icicles and irritability, what pleasures exist for a gardener or for anyone who lives in a northern climate? In his distinctive daybook Weathering Winter, now available for the first time in paperback, Carl Klaus reminds readers that the season of brown twigs and icy gales is just as much a part of the year as the time when tulips open, tomatoes thrive, and pumpkins and gourds color the brown earth. From the first cold snap of late December to the first outdoor planting of onion sets and radish seeds in mid March, Klaus keeps track of snow falling, birds flocking, soups simmering, gardening catalogs arriving, buds swelling, and seed trays coming to life.