Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden (Modern Library Gardening)

Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780375759451
ISBN: 037575945X
Item Dimensions:8005217570
Label: Modern Library
Languages:EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Modern Library
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: February 19, 2002
Publisher: Modern Library
Release Date: February 19, 2002
Studio: Modern Library

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Product Description:
A classic in the literature of the garden, Green Thoughts is a beautifully written and highly original collection of seventy-two essays, alphabetically arranged, on topics ranging from “Annuals” and “Artichokes” to “Weeds” and “Wildflowers.” An amateur gardener for over thirty years, Eleanor Perényi draws upon her wide-ranging knowledge of gardening lore to create a delightful, witty blend of how-to advice, informed opinion, historical insight, and philosophical musing. There are entries in praise of earthworms and in protest of rock gardens, a treatise on the sexual politics of tending plants, and a paean to the salubrious effect of gardening (see “Longevity”). Twenty years after its initial publication, Green Thoughts remains as much a joy to read as ever.

This Modern Library edition is published with a new Introduction by Allen Lacy, former gardening columnist for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times and the author of numerous gardening books.

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