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Mister Owita's guide to gardening : how I learned the unexpected joy of a green thumb and an open heart / Carol Wall.

by Wall, Carol, 1951-

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Amy Einhorn Books/G.P. Putnam's Sons, a member of Penguin Group (USA), c2014.

Gardening -- Philosophy.

Intercultural communication.

Gardeners -- Biography.

Middle-aged women -- Biography.

Life change events -- Biography.

9780399157981 (hc.)

0399157980 (hc.)

294 p. ; 22 cm.

Prologue -- Garden angel -- Of particular beauty are the azaleas -- A rose between two thorns -- A promising blade of grass -- Anticipated blooms -- Approaching systems -- The canopy of the Yukon Gold potato -- Every yard must have its flowers -- Shades of white -- The perfect Christmas tree -- Frail magnolia -- Lemon -- A pretty sky -- Potted plants and fresh flowers -- Green plants, only -- Impatiens -- Gardening seminars -- Snow -- Tomato plants -- Seedlings -- The river -- An awkward path -- The lilies of the field -- Rolling waters -- All the things he loved -- Epilogue.

A true story of a unique friendship between two people who had nothing—and ultimately everything—in common. Carol Wall, a white woman living in a lily-white neighborhood in Middle America, was at a crossroads in her life. Her children were grown; she had successfully overcome illness; her beloved parents were getting older. One day she notices a dark-skinned African man tending her neighbor’s yard. His name is Giles Owita. He bags groceries at the supermarket. He comes from Kenya. And he’s very good at gardening. Before long Giles is transforming not only Carol’s yard, but her life. Though they are seemingly quite different, a caring bond grows between them. But they both hold long-buried secrets that, when revealed, will cement their friendship forever. -- Provided by publisher.

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