Randall Collins had spent all his life applying practical skills to achieve results. As an accountant, he was used to organization, analysis, and responsibility. After he retired, he found himself with a gap in his life; he wanted to be productive, but he'd had enough of being answerable to a boss or a client - he wanted to work on his own terms. Like many people, he turned to gardening and found it to be a compelling, fascinating world. For him, it was a perfect solution - the meticulous, observation-focused mindset he'd developed as an accountant translated beautifully to the process and science of gardening, while the art and creativity required to nurture an ..

With the Bible's Song of Solomon as its foundation, a beautiful love story is vividly illustrated using the imagery and symbolism of plants. Randall Collins uses his knowledge of the scripture and his love of plants to take a spiritual journey into the garden as depicted by King Solomon. While Randall offers some commentary on the drama between the Beloved and the Shulamite maiden his primary focus is on the plants themselves. Each plant is meticulously described with supporting biblical references. By walking with the author through the garden and imagining each love scene as it is described, the reader will, no doubt, gain a heightened appreciation for the anc ..

As a gardener one thinghave realized about myself is whenam not in the gardenenjoy writing about this wonderful hobby.call this writing in the garden; it becomes an extension of my gardening reality. Writing and gardening have much in common. Sometimes gardening takes place only on paper and in one's imagination. ..