Gardening from the couch: English garden mysteries
The English garden mysteries are a series of books written by Anthony Eglin and featuring botanist Lawrence Kingston.
The latest is "Garden of Secrets Past," set to be released in August, and it tells of a murder near a country estate where an ancient monument holds a cryptic secret: an inscription in a code that has baffled the cleverest minds. When the police inquiry stalls, retired professor Kingston is called in.
English-born Eglin spent many years in advertising before defecting to indulge in his passion for gardening. In 1995 he started The Larkspur Company, co-producing a series of bestselling garden videotapes. The same year, he won Garden Design magazine’s Gold Trowel Award for Best Rose Garden.
His book, "The Blue Rose," won France’s prestigious Prix Arsène Lupin for mystery novel of the year. Eglin is a member of the American Rose Society and lives with his wife Suzie and tabby cat, Pyewacket, in Sonoma, Calif.
The other books in his series are "The Blue Rose," "The Water Lily Cross," "The Lost Garden" and "The Trail of the Wild Rose." The books are published in the United States by Thomas Dunn Books, St. Martin's Press.
I love English mysteries and I love gardens, especially English gardens. Sounds like the perfect combination for me!
Comments
Dear Susan,
Thank you so much for your excellent write-up for the Sun. It is much appreciated. I'll pass on to my editor.
With best wishes,
Anthony
You are welcome!
Posted by: anthony eglin | July 11, 2011 1:30 PM
One of the coolest things I have read about english gardening is during the 17th century indoor glass gardens were very popular. They were often filled with dozens of different types of ferns or mosses.
Posted by: Garden | July 11, 2011 4:12 PM