{"product_id":"green-thoughts-a-writer-in-the-garden-modern-library-gardening-037575945x","title":"Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden (Modern Library Gardening)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 037575945X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perenyi, Eleanor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike any other gardening book I know, with its Old World charm, its down-to-earth practicality, its whimsy and sophistication.-Brooke Astor, The New York Times Book ReviewA 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.You do not have to be a good gardener to fall in love with Green Thoughts. It reads with the intrepid assurance of a classic.-Mary McCarthy, The New York Review of BooksOne 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.-The New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51536490529056,"sku":"NEW037575945X","price":19.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61cDF3VGOGL.jpg?v=1777418360","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/green-thoughts-a-writer-in-the-garden-modern-library-gardening-037575945x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}