Farther Afield: A Gardener's Excursions
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AlbakiReads Editorial Garden essays rooted at home and abroad
Garden essays rooted at home and abroad
Allen Lacy gathers short pieces that move between close observation and wider horticultural travel. Plants in his New Jersey garden—including evening primrose, prairie gentian, sumac, coreopsis, fuchsias, and gloriosa lilies—provide one strand of the collection, while visits to gardens in the United States, Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands broaden its geographical scope. The later essays turn to garden writing itself, fellow horticulturists, and lighter subjects involving cats, houseplants, and flamingoes. Together, the book presents gardening as both a local practice and a way into plant history, places, and the people who cultivate them.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Gardeners interested in essay collections rather than how-to instruction
- Readers interested in ornamental plants and garden visits in the United States and Europe
- Fans of writing about horticulture, houseplants, and garden personalities
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GardeningOrnamental plantsGarden travelHorticultural writingHouseplants
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Book Overview In this splendid collection of short essays, gardener, writer, and professor Allen Lacy takes readers on a series of garden excursions, b...
In this splendid collection of short essays, gardener, writer, and professor Allen Lacy takes readers on a series of garden excursions, beginning at home. Lacy writes of his experiences with a variety of plants--evening primrose, prairie gentian, sumac, coreopsis, fuchsias, gloriosa lilies--in his own garden in New Jersey. Then he charts his travels to other gardens, in the United States, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands. Final essays in Farther Afield include a discussion of garden writing, profiles of other horticulturists, and humorous pieces on cats and houseplants, and, of course, flamingoes.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 304 | Language: English | Publisher: FARRAR STRAUSS & GIROUX | ISBN: 0374520631
FormatPaperback
Pages304
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0374520631
EAN9780374520632
PublisherFARRAR STRAUSS & GIROUX
Publication Date1988-03-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.99 Pounds
Length9.0 Inches
Width6.0 Inches
Height0.68 Inches
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