| An Eden of Sorts: The Natural History of My Feral Garden Contributor(s): Mitchell, John Hanson (Author) |
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ISBN: 1581571720 ISBN-13: 9781581571721 Publisher: Countryman Press OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - General - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.44" W x 9.27" (1.28 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Twenty-five years ago Mitchell cut down a 1 1/2-acre stand of 75-year-old white pines and planted a garden in their place. AN EDEN OF SORTS is a history of the plants and animals that lived on the tract over the next decades, including two generations of half-wild children What started out as a plot with no more that five or six flowering plants and shrubs, over the years grew into more than a thousand species of plants and animals inhabiting the property. This is a paradoxical yet hopeful narrative of what can happen to a plot of land when it is properly managed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mitchell, John Hanson: - John Hanson Mitchell is the author of several books, including A Field Guide to Your Own Backyard (Countryman) and Ceremonial Time, and the editor of the award-winning natural history/environmental journal Sanctuary, published by the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He lives and gardens in Littleton, MA. |