Nothing has ever come easily to Charlotte. - Jessie Schulte, Kent Conservation District.
Arnold\'s elegant descriptions of nature\'s beauty will leave readers wanting to know the name of every leaf, twig and flower. - Esther Durnwald, Michigan Wildflower Farm One woman\'s heroic fight to ban the sale of invasive plants -This is my fantasy.
A very enjoyable read. a heartfelt love story and a plea to rethink how we landscape and garden today. . . -Julie Christianson Stivers, author, editor, On the Town Magazine .
Fans of field guides as well as readers on the beach will find it both engrossing and enlightening. . . a cracking good story . . . .
A great read, whether or not you have ever heard of a native plant! -Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home.
This is a real novel, with human interest plots and subplots, engaging dialogue, and skillful character development. although it certainly is that. . .
This is not just a balanced, well-researched discourse on the value of native plants .
Charlotte\'s Crossing is as much a love song to native plants and a plea for their protection, as it is a story of one woman\'s uncommon love for an uncommon man.
Its owner, Fig Bigelow, is eccentric, principled, utterly delightful-and the keeper of a terrifying secret.
But just over the horizon, on an island in a river, is an exquisite rustic lodge in need of a garden.
Even her engagement to the handsome Harp is taking some getting used to.
Since her sister\'s death, all attempts to nurture her niece Mazie have been rebuffed.
Her landscape design business will go belly up if she doesn\'t find a paying client-and soon.
Nothing has ever come easily to Charlotte
