He Didn't Know the First Thing About Gardening - But Started a Gardening Business Anyway
Most people spend their lives waiting until they're ready.
This man never got that memo.
An eternal optimist packs up his Manhattan cubicle to start a gardening business in Connecticut, overlooking just one tiny detail.
He doesn't know the first thing about gardening.
Armed with unwavering optimism and a borrowed lawn mower, he launches headfirst into the manicured world of suburban landscaping.
What could possibly go wrong?
From battles with the infamous Trash Monster to diplomatic missions with Nasty Mrs. Phillips, every hilarious misadventure delivers a lesson in how not to run a gardening business.
Part memoir, part comedy and part inspiration, this laugh out loud story proves that sometimes courage counts for more than expertise.
Get your copy of Yards and Stripes today and discover that the best stories grow in the most unlikely soil.
Autorentext
Michael Francis is an Australian born author who lives in Brooklyn, New York.
He has written two books - Positively Pazzo: Learning Italian and Travels in Italy and Yards and Stripes: A Funny Book About Work, Business and Gardening.
He hopes to return to Italy several times and write a series of books.
Klappentext
Crocodile Dundee with a Lawn Mower...
An optimistic Australian decides to leave the New York rat race behind and start a gardening business in the USA.
With no actual qualifications or experience as a gardener, he relocates to Greenwich, Connecticut, where he rents an apartment, buys some equipment and promptly chops down the wrong tree.
He works with some crazy clients and meets the odd angry neighbor, as he continues to ponder the question;
How on earth do you put stripes on a lawn?
Yards and Stripes is a grand adventure, an inspiring story, and fair dinkum - the funniest book you will read this year.
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