Main entry:

Perényi, Eleanor, 1918-2009, author.

Title & Author:

Green thoughts : a writer in the garden / Eleanor Perényi.

Edition:

First Vintage Books edition.

Publication:

New York : Vintage Books, 1983.
©1981

Description:

viii, 289 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical notes and index.
Annuals -- Artichokes -- Ashes -- Asparagus -- Asters -- Autumn -- Azaleas and rhododendrons -- Beans -- Belgian fence -- Biennials -- Birds -- Blues -- Compost -- Dahlias -- Daylilies -- Earthworms -- Endive -- Evergreens -- Failures -- Fennel -- Frost -- Fruit -- Garlic -- Gooseberries and currants -- Hedges -- Help -- Herbs -- Hybrids -- Invitations -- Ivy -- James vs. Benson -- Lawns -- Lilies -- Longevity -- Magic -- Making notes -- Mazes -- Mulches -- Naturalizing -- Night -- Onions -- Origins -- Partly cloudy -- Paths -- Peonies -- Perennials -- Pests and diseases -- Poison -- Poppies -- Potatoes -- Pruning -- Reward -- Rock gardens -- Roses -- Seeds -- Seed tapes -- Seeing eye -- Standards -- Strawberries -- Sweet peas -- Toads -- Tomato -- Tools -- Tree houses -- Trees -- Tulips -- Two gardeners -- Vegetables -- Vines -- Weeds -- Wild flowers -- Woman's place.

Summary:

"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."--Publisher description.

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ISBN:

0394717147 (pbk.)
9780394717142 (pbk.)

Subject:

Gardening.
Organic gardening.
Gardening United States.
Jardinage.
Jardinage biologique.
Jardinage États-Unis.
gardening.
organic gardening.
United States.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293289
Call No.: BIB 238093
Status: Available