Just learned of the death over the weekend of my friend Skip Wachsberger. The most dedicated, green-thumbed, and imaginative gardener I've ever known, and a lovely, lovely man. He wrote a marvelous memoir, first privately published in a limited edition, now coming out from FSG this spring, complete with Skip's watercolor illustrations. A fitting memorial. I imagine him right now, surveying the Elysian Fields, planning his plantings. Looking forward to seeing what you've done with it, Skip, when I get there. Rest in peace.