I'll Never Marry a Farmer: Lois Hole on Life, Learning and Vegetable Gardening

by Lois Hole

A gorgeous coffee table book full of valuable tips and dozens of moving stories of life on the prairies. Lush photographs accompany great stories and information on over 30 vegetables. Recommendations for many of the newest and best varieties are included.

Genres: Gardening

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Lois Elsa Hole, CM, AOE, was a Canadian politician, businesswoman, academician, professional gardener and best-selling author. She was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 10 February 2000 until her death. She was known as the "Queen of Hugs" for breaking with protocol and hugging almost everyone she met, including journalists, diplomats and other politicians.

In 1993 Lois Hole wrote her first book, Vegetable Favourites, and went on to write five more in the "Favourites" series. There are currently more than 1,000,000 copies of the various books in this series in print. The series won the Educational Media Award from the Professional Plant Growers Association in 1996. In 1998, Hole's Greenhouse began publishing their own books starting with Hole's autobiographical I'll Never Marry a Farmer. She also wrote several books with her son, Jim. Hole's Greenhouse has continued to publish gardening books along with a successful annual magazine, Lois' Spring Gardening.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book - it's a peek into Lois Hole's life and her garden all in one!

A lot of her little sections on life and learning really spoke to me and I got a lot out of this book.

I highly recommend to anyone who has a bit of a gardener trapped inside them, and who loves good, old-fashioned life-lessons and stories.

Amazing book with gorgeous photography!