This book is meant for people who
Can always make their gardens do
Exactly what they want them to;

Who search their borders every night,
And catch their slugs by candle-light;

Who always start at crack of dawn
To dig plantains from their lawn;

Whose paths are always free from weeds;
Whose plants are always grown from seeds;

Who are most careful not to prune
That standard rose a day too soon;

Who are quite rude to men who sell
Tobacco plants that have no smell;

In fact, to all of you, I mean:
Whose fingers are reputed green
Because you keep you borders clean.