Green Grows The City: Beverley Nichols

Or, the story of a London Garden. tells the true, witty story of how he leaves his beloved country cottage, "Allways," and transforms a dreary, empty, and awkward triangular patch of land in a London suburb into a magical green oasis just before World War II with the help of the stoic and loyal Gaskin and his beloved cats Rose and Cavalier. He builds a small domed glasshouse, humorously deals with annoying neighbours, adds a rock garden, and plants unique flowers and cacti to show how a tiny patch of nature can bring joy and calm, even in the middle of a noisy city on the edge of war.