Od semínka v prach – Hamer Marc (2021)

Imagine a beautiful sprawling garden. Vivid red hydrangeas bow to climbing yellow roses, bands of daffodils nod to dahlias, and tulips tie pink turbans on their heads under the golden sun. A torn cloud looks down on the old ornamental pond. In the back, the trimmed lawn transitions into a meadow full of wildflowers, and anyone who ventures further, beyond the marshes in the corner, would be surrounded by towering maples and beeches. But no one visits this garden. The lady is gone or watching from the kitchen window, and the only person treading among the flowerbeds is the aging bearded gardener. His name is Marc Hamer, and until recently, he caught moles during the winter. The book 'From Seed to Dust' is essentially a manifesto of gardening zen and an encouraging discourse on living in harmony with nature. Where there is no loud ego, there is a chance for something else to arise in the resulting emptiness. Perhaps happiness. Then, all it takes is to catch a glimpse of a swift, stroke a geranium, or observe an elderly neighbor, and you lack for nothing. Bury your hands in the earth, watch quietly for a while, and you will see what happens. Marc Hamer has designed and tended the same five-hectare garden for more than twenty years. Few people visit it, making him the only person who knows all its secrets — but still he...