Unlike any other gardening book I know, with its Old World charm, its downtoearth practicality, its whimsy and sophistication. Brooke Astor, The New York Times Book Review A classic in the literature of the garden, Green Thoughts is a beautifully written and highly original collection of seventytwo essays, alphabetically arranged, on topics ranging fromAnnuals AndArtichokes ToWeeds AndWildflowers. An amateur gardener for over thirty years, Eleanor Perenyi draws upon her wideranging knowledge of gardening lore to create a delightful, witty blend of howto 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 (seeLongevity). 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 YorkerUnlike any other gardening book I know, with its Old World charm, its downtoearth practicality, its wh... See more
Unlike any other gardening book I know, with its Old World charm, its downtoearth practicality, its whimsy and sophistication. Brooke Astor, The New York Times Book Review A classic in the literature of the garden, Green Thoughts is a beautifully written and highly original collection of seventytwo essays, alphabetically arranged, on topics ranging fromAnnuals AndArtichokes ToWeeds AndWildflowers. An amateur gardener for over thirty years, Eleanor Perenyi draws upon her wideranging knowledge of gardening lore to create a delightful, witty blend of howto 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 (seeLongevity). 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 YorkerUnlike any other gardening book I know, with its Old World charm, its downtoearth practicality, its whimsy and sophistication. Brooke Astor, The New York Times Book Review A classic in the literature of the garden, Green Thoughts is a beautifully written and highly original collection of seventytwo essays, alphabetically arranged, on topics ranging fromAnnuals AndArtichokes ToWeeds AndWildflowers. An amateur gardener for over thirty years, Eleanor Perenyi draws upon her wideranging knowledge of gardening lore to create a delightful, witty blend of howto 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 (seeLongevity). 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
