The American Gardener: A Sampler

Book Overview

Allen Lacy has gathered together a colorful sampler of American gardening writing from Thomas Jefferson to our own day. Among the fifty-two writers represented are such national treasures as Celia Thaxter, Neltje Blanchan, Elizabeth Lawrence, and Katherine S. White.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374104042
• ISBN13: 9780374104047
• Release Date: May 1988
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Read this first...

You walk into the (online) bookstore, head to the gardening section and see 10,000 titles. Where do you begin? Well, if you want to plant tomatos this weekend, better ask the plant seller, but if you want to know more about the experiences of your fellow travelers start with this book. Dr. Lacey has compiled an anthology of all sorts of articles and essays by many gardeners. You can get a little taste of every perspective from Thomas Jefferson to Henry Mitchell (both pretty good garden writers). We have Anne Raver who writes for the New York Times, Celia Thaxter who became famous because an impressionist painted her garden, Katherine White who wrote for the New Yorker Magazine, Thalassa Cruso who saved my houseplants when I was a young wife with begonia fever, Miss Elizabeth Lawrence who wrote for the Charlotte Observer and many others. Enjoy this wonderful book before bed.