Bøger af Tom Liggett

With roses, learning occurs from the ground up. The art of growing beautiful roses is something anyone can master. Whether you are looking to start an entire garden from scratch or simply keep this vigorously growing plant properly pruned, expert advice can help you achieve a beautiful result. Author Tom Liggett was classically trained in the full spectrum of rose cultivation. Since most of the once-great rose nurseries have disappeared, hundreds of years' worth of knowledge now rests only with Tom. The key to pruning these plants in a healthy way is to understand exactly how they grow. Beginning with cell biology, Liggett covers all the information a gardener needs to know, including types of climbers and ways to use them, tying methods and materials, and selecting plants for various sizes of structures. This comprehensive manual offers gentle guidance free from technical jargon and complicated instructions. Often the best way to begin learning is by watching others, but a small amount of background knowledge goes a long way. Take the time to get out there and try these techniques in your own garden, and you will soon witness the beautiful results.

In this dark memoir of Tom Liggett's early life, he examines how Western masculinity has perpetuated violence, instability, and the cycle of abuse in numerous families. The first cowboy in Liggett's life was his father, who met his mother while she was living in a makeshift bordello. Liggett goes back to look at the tragedies of his parents' lives before they had that eventful first encounter. His father, MT, was born into a brilliant and successful family but squandered his intelligence on a hedonistic lifestyle. Liggett's mother, Lita Snow, could trace her lineage back to the Trail of Tears. In harsh conditions and under the control of a sadistic stepfather, Lita still flourished. She even became a head majorette and basketball star. Then she met MT, and Liggett was born soon after. MT wasn't the only cowboy in Lita's life. There was also Frank McMillan, a rough soldier who wanted Lita but didn't want her son. Liggett details the long shadows the two cowboys cast over his childhood and the abuse and neglect that followed. At the same time, Liggett recalls his growing love of horticulture and the ways he has stopped the cycle of violence from continuing to control his life.