Author: scriber

Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the seventy-five greatest books ever written about gardening, Second Nature has become a manifesto for rethinking our relationship with nature. With chapter ranging from a reconsideration of the Great American Lawn and a dispatch from one man’s war with a woodchuck to reflections on the sexual … Continue reading Second Nature (Feb.)

I finished listening to the book this morning and would like to make a couple bullet points:  Even though Leslie was a woman working with the "craftsman" of the Japanese male gardeners, she seemed "weak".  (I  know as the only male in the book club  I'm going to hear about this comment). The craftsman were … Continue reading Cutting Back

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Date: 16 October @ 9:30 Location: Benson Stone MGBUDS: 1. Was initially interested in mushroom and/or fungi 2. First garden was at hill top 3. A female activist who: a. Wrote a biological report (women didn’t do this in the 1900’s) b. Bought a farm (overpaid?) 4. Enjoyed drawing 5. Started writing with Peter Rabbit … Continue reading “Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life”

This is the excerpt for your very first post.