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

by Wall, Carol, 1951-2014.

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Farmington Hills, Mich : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.

Gardening -- Philosophy.

Intercultural communication.

9781410469731 (hardcover)

1410469735 (hardcover)

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series.

351 pages (large print) : illustration ; 23 cm.

Large Print edition.

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.

Carol Wall, a white woman living in Middle America, was at a crossroads in her life. Her children were grown; she had overcome illness; her parents were getting older. One day she notices a dark-skinned African man tending her neighbor's yard. Giles Owita 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 different, they both hold long-buried secrets that, when revealed, will cement their friendship forever.

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