A Funny Year in the Garden by Chris Madden

A Funny Year in the Garden by Chris Madden

Chris Madden's collection of cartoons about gardening and gardeners will raise a smile for anyone who has even the slightest interest in the patch of land outside their home. Concentrating on the people in the garden as much as the activities that are performed there, there are cartoons here for everyone who has a garden or an interest in gardening (and whether they're interested in cultivating the garden or simply sitting in it). The characters introduced in the cartoons range from the obsessive gardener for whom a single leaf out of place is a cause for concern, through the person who'd rather dig the garden than decorate the kitchen (this is the author's position), to the person whose idea of gardening is lying on a lounger with a good book (perhaps this one).

Chris Madden, a professional cartoonist, was born in 1952 in the north of England. His work has appeared in publications such as the Guardian newspaper and the Irish Sunday Independent newspaper (where he contributed a weekly cartoon for fifteen years or more), as well as journals such as Private Eye, the Spectator, the New Statesman, and the Oldie. He currently splits his time between cartooning and creating modern art, which includes everything from video to paintings and sculpture.