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Stop...and Smell the Mints

A Glimpse into the Mint Family of Plants: Lamiaceae

by Randy Collins

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One Man’s Retirement transition from Accounting to Gardening

Randall Collins had spent all his life applying practical skills to achieve results. As an accountant, he was used to organization, analysis, and responsibility. After he retired, he found himself with a gap in his life; he wanted to be productive, but he’d had enough of being answerable to a boss or a client – he wanted to work on his own terms. Like many people, he turned to gardening and found it to be a compelling, fascinating world. For him, it was a perfect solution – the meticulous, observation-focused mindset he’d developed as an accountant translated beautifully to the process and science of gardening, while the art and creativity required to nurture and grow ornamental plants allowed him to explore a new side of himself. But at the heart of this memoir is Collins’ greatest challenge: how to outsmart a foraging white-tailed deer who saw the garden as his personal gourmet salad bar. A warm, relatable story of how one man came to terms with retirement and nature, Stop…and Smell the Mints is both delightful and educational.

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Paperback
Format: 6 x 9 Color Paperback, 255 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Jan 19, 2019)
ISBN10: 1977204724
ISBN13: 9781977204721
Genre: GARDENING / Ornamental Plants

Author Information...

Randy CollinsRandall P. Collins was born, raised, and educated in Central Indiana. After college, he worked for IBM for twenty-nine years, after which he spent fifteen years as a small-business financial consultant. Randall and his late wife had three children, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He currently enjoys family life and retirement with his second wife, whom he married in 2002. He is a certified master gardener, and a member, emeritus, of the Aiken County Master Gardener Association, the South Carolina Native Plant Society, the Georgia Perennial Plant Association, and the American Horticultural Society.
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