Vince Dooley's Garden: The Horticultural Journey of a Football Coach

About this book

The name Vince Dooley is synonymous with football in the South. More recently the retired University of Georgia head football coach has gained renown as one of the regions finest gardeners. Following the lead of his mentors respected horticulturalists at the University of Georgia Dooley has created a spectacular garden around the home that he and wife Barbara have lived in since 1964. The University of Georgia Department of Horticulture honored Dooley by naming a rose after him along with the Dooley hydrangea a unique variety discovered in Dooleys garden. Vince Dooleys Garden tells of the former coachs twenty-year full-time commitment to gardening. Steve Penleys exceptional paintings complement the story perfectly along with more than 100 color photographs of Dooleys garden.