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Garden Variety
Garden Variety: A Novel | Christy Wilhelmi
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If you thought community gardening was nothing but pulling weeds and planting seeds think again. In this fresh and delightful debut, Christy Wilhelmi shows that theres more to gardening than merely keeping pests at bay Each time Lizzie steps through the gates of the Vista Mar Community Gardens, she knows shes left the chaos of the outside world behind. Here, the rows are even, tools are properly stored, and each season brings new life. But even the shiniest apple can hide a worm, and behind the leafy green faade there is hidden heartbreak, tomato hornworms, and inter-garden political powerplays. And to make things worsea long forgotten loophole enacted by a nasty neighbor brings the outside world crashing in. The members are feuding, Lizzies budding romance is wilting on the vine, and the very existence of Vista Mar is threatened. Can Lizzie and her fellow gardeners fight to save their urban oasis while they struggle to stay grounded in this chaotic city? Garden Variety is as much about growing food and flowers as it is about lifes growing pains, and how a community rallies and comes together to save their own.
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As someone who's been part of a community garden for years I really enjoyed this book. My son really wanted to flip through the book even though he can't read yet 😆

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I loved this, start to finish. A community garden is such a fun place to highlight relationships and drama! The best part of the story for me is the amount of garden talk — veggies, plants, soil type, methods, garden implements, everything. Anybody can enjoy this one but I believe gardening enthusiasts will really gobble it up.

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Do you guys ever feel like an author peeked into your head and heart to create a story?? 🙋🏻‍♀️

This narrative includes garden-nerdy talk of things like soil pH, heirloom varieties, brassicas, spring planting, compost, and gophers that eat your veggies before you can harvest them. My food-gardening-obsessed self is loving the relationships and conflicts that are formed over gardening. I feel SEEN and UNDERSTOOD 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

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“A map of Vista Mar Community Garden” — This is the cutest map in my newest book!! Instead of a city or neighborhood, it‘s a map of a garden, detailing where different characters‘ plots are. #bookmap

I‘m so excited to read this book. I‘ve seen reviews that say this is a story for people who love gardening, and that‘s 100% me!!!

Chrissyreadit OMG!!! I‘m in love! 3y
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