From 1946, the poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West wrote a gardening column in the Observer. The columns were later collected into a set of books published between 1951 and 1958. Vita's extensive gardening knowledge, her intense passion for her subject and her lively literary flair making these garden writing classics essential for any serious gardener's bookshelf. Volume 2 in a series of four anthologies reproducing the lively gardening columns by Vita Sackville-West. This volume covers 1951–1953.