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This book is typically praised for breaking down complex botanical concepts into accessible, actionable information. It focuses on the "why" behind gardening techniques, helping gardeners understand plant structures and functions to improve their success rates. Key Takeaways & Strengths

It is designed specifically for gardeners, focusing on the plants they encounter in their daily practice. This book is typically praised for breaking down

Rather than just theory, the content links botanical facts to practical gardening tasks like propagation, pruning, and watering. Rather than just theory, the content links botanical

It translates scientific jargon into plain English, making plant biology easy to understand for beginners and hobbyists. It is a fantastic resource for improving skills

This guide is ideal for gardeners who want to move beyond following instructions and truly understand how plants function. It is a fantastic resource for improving skills and developing a deeper connection to the plants in your yard or container garden.

About the Author

Elaine Chiew is a fiction writer and visual arts researcher. She is a two-time winner of The Bridport Prize, amidst other prizes and shortlistings. Her debut short story collection, The Heartsick Diaspora, will be coming out with Myriad Editions (U.K.). She is also the compiler and editor of Cooked Up: Food Fiction From Around the World (New Internationalist, 2015), and has had numerous stories in anthologies and journals. She also writes flash fiction (named Wigleaf Top 50 twice, along other honours). In October 2017, she was the Writer in Residence at Singapore’s premier School of the Arts. She received an M.A. in Asian Art Histories from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2017. In addition to writing freelance on Asian visual arts for magazines like ArtReview Asia, she also blogs about contemporary Asian writers at AsianBooksBlog and the visual arts on her blog, Invisible Flâneuse.

About the Artist

Fanny Cammaert is a digital artist living in Belgium. She adopted the stage name Lizzie Stardust as a member of the electro group Velvet Underwear. Since recording and touring with that group, she began working in visual media. Drawing on the kilim weaving that is part of her Ukrainian heritage, her art explores the interplay of digital patterns and electronic glitches. Thematically, her work brings digital infinity into connection with human emotions.

This story appeared in Issue Sixty-Three of SmokeLong Quarterly.

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