The Potted Gardener is the third Agatha Raisin mystery novel by Marion Chesney under her pseudonym M. C. Beaton.
Agatha Raisin comes home to cozy Carsely after a long vacation in New York, Bermuda, Montreal, Paris, Greece, Italy & Turkey, and finds that a new woman has piqued the interest of her handsome bachelor neighbor, James Lacey. Agatha is less than thrilled. The beautiful newcomer to the Cotswolds, Mary Fortune, is superior in every wayâÂÂespecially when it comes to gardeningâÂÂand Mary is very involved in the Horticultural Society. If only a nice juicy murder would come along to remind James of AgathaâÂÂs genius for investigation. There are a series of mysterious assaults on the townâÂÂs finest gardens, followed by a shocking murder.