A unique concept among gardening books, this one has snippets of garden wisdom attractively situated on each page. Not necessarily an efficient use of page space, but for those who have short attention spans or less time, it might work. The "gardening wisdom" shared is of good quality, easy reading, and includes quotations from other famous gardening and food personalities, such as Mel Bartholomew, Barbara Kingsolver, and Anthony Bordain. Recipes are scattered among these pages, as well as hand-drawn illustrations of various concepts or vegetables. Definitely not a "how to garden" manual, but still imparts wisdom as the title claims. I'd recommend it for the beginning gardener as a "fun" read that will teach you some things along the way.