"The passionate gardener is an irreverent exploration of the fierce attachment so many people develop to gardening. With his customary wit and wisdom, Des Kennedy dissects the gardening life, revealing the idiosyncrasies and illusions that underpin the gardener's passion." "In these pages, and with tongue in cheek, Kennedy sets out the Seven Deadly Sins and the Ten Commandments of gardening, and ponders the host of psychopathologies that afflict "plants people," from weather phobias to obsessive-compulsive behavior." "But amidst the follies associated with dysfunctional garden sprayers, bone meal derived from mad cows, and malodorous urine collection schemes, the brilliance of the gardening life shines through, as Kennedy captures the moments of transcendence, even ecstasy, that fuel this insatiable passion."--BOOK JACKET.