Garden Variety

By Christy Wilhelmi

Book Overview

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 there's more to gardening than merely keeping pests at bay ... Each time Lizzie steps through the gates of the Vista Mar Community Gardens, she knows she's 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 façade there is hidden heartbreak, tomato hornworms, and inter-garden political powerplays. And to make things worse--a long forgotten loophole enacted by a nasty neighbor brings the outside world crashing in. The members are feuding, Lizzie's 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 life's growing pains, and how a community rallies and comes together to save their own.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063113481
• ISBN13: 9780063113480
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Fiction Book

This is a Fiction book. This book takes place in a community garden, and there is a lot about gardening. I love gardening, and I really love growing my own food. I think you really need to enjoy garden, or you will want to read a lot about gardening to read this book. I personally have never used a community garden because I own a lot of land, so I just grow on my own land. I have friends that use a community garden to grow their plants in, and the stories they have told me is a lot like this book. I love the characters in this book, and they really grow on me like their plants grow. There is a lot going on in this book, and I think the community garden is like a family. With any family there is a lot of drama, but they still have love for each other. This book made me want to get my garden planted and going, but it is not time in my area to do that...LOL. The ending of this book really touched my heart. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.