{"product_id":"green-thoughts-a-writer-in-the-garden-9780375759451","title":"Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Unlike any other gardening book I know, with its Old World charm, its down-to-earth practicality, its whimsy and sophistication.\"--Brooke Astor, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA classic in the literature of the garden, \u003ci\u003eGreen Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Per nyi 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, \u003ci\u003eGreen Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e remains as much a joy to read as ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This Modern Library edition is published with a new Introduction by Allen Lacy, former gardening columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of numerous gardening books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"You do not have to be a good gardener to fall in love with \u003ci\u003eGreen Thoughts. \u003c\/i\u003eIt reads with the intrepid assurance of a classic.\"--Mary McCarthy, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of those dangerous reference works that you reach for at a moment of horticultural crisis or indecision only to find yourself an hour later browsing far beyond the page where you began.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375759451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2002 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2002 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eleanor Perenyi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636710142108,"sku":"9780375759451","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4b055589-c1be-4ce9-8454-db5694541890.jpg?v=1603842721","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/green-thoughts-a-writer-in-the-garden-9780375759451","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}