The Gardener
Words by Julie Myerson,
Words by Julie Myerson,
This illustration was commissioned by The New Statesman to accompany a short story by Julie Myerson.
"She wanted honesty, dahlias, foxgloves – if theywould grow? - and orange wallflowers, because they reminded her of the happycity parks of her childhood. And a wigwam of bubblegum and lilac sweet peas, andmaybe some scarlet-petalled runner beans, but more for the flowers than thebeans themselves (my husband doesn’t really like beans, she said). And she feltherself take a little breath."
"She wanted honesty, dahlias, foxgloves – if theywould grow? - and orange wallflowers, because they reminded her of the happycity parks of her childhood. And a wigwam of bubblegum and lilac sweet peas, andmaybe some scarlet-petalled runner beans, but more for the flowers than thebeans themselves (my husband doesn’t really like beans, she said). And she feltherself take a little breath."
