An Eden of Sorts: The Natural History of My Feral Garden
John Hanson Mitchell
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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.
Product Details
Price
$23.95
$22.27
Publisher
Countryman Press
Publish Date
June 03, 2013
Pages
173
Dimensions
6.44 X 0.73 X 9.27 inches | 1.28 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781581571721
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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.
Reviews
-- Carol Haggas-- (06/01/2013)
--Sue O'Brien--Library Journal (05/15/2013)
--Sue O'Brien--Library Journal (05/15/2013)