News & Reviews of
The Imperfect Garden
Newspaper Articles
‘Imperfect” is OK when it comes to gardening J Weekly March 19, 2009
The Imperfect Garden - A Memoir The MacArthur Metro April 2009
Radio Shows
Praise for
The Imperfect Garden
“ She taught me how to accept the death of a plant and celebrate the life of my garden. Adina's sense of humor, deep love of plants and life is a rich, dark and nourishing compost for the soul.” D. Peytraud, Artist, Teacher, Oakland, CA
“Sara is an astute observer of the inner and outer life of a garden. She has a way of making the ordinary magical.” W. Friesema, Writer, Honolulu, HI
“Adina shows the beauty in the imperfections… befriending common foes within our gardens, finding the beauty of a struggling seedling emerging from the chaos of old wood/debris. This book gave me confidence to face my gardening demons.” P. Ferguson, zeromilediet.blogspot, Oakland, CA
“The book is about trusting and following one’s own organic process, rather than feeling compelled to follow proscribed pathways. It is liberating to read, and the accompanying images increase the resonance and pleasure.”
S. Zaslow, Psychotherapist, Brooklyn, N.Y.
“As much as this book is about gardening, it is a book that reflects a philosophy of life, celebrating creativity, spontaneity, and serendipity. It is at once funny, heart-warming, and wise.”
J. Alexander, Psychotherapist, Berkeley, CA
“I'm not a gardener... yet. But her writing is like a garden itself, working at many levels at once. She lives among nature as a participant. You will see your garden and all of nature with a different perspective.” K. Percy, Oakland, CA