I remembered being read this story at primary school and liking it many years ago, though I couldn't remember much else about it. Now that I've read it again as an adult I believe this is most likely where my love of gardening and nature probably really began. It's so beautifully descriptive of all things best about British countryside, I can almost smell the fresh air as I read. I imagine it would be wonderfully soothing to listen to as an audiobook.