Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

“Second Nature reads like brilliant entertainment, but it is serious wisdom. Michael Pollan…is a genuine heir to my favorite nature writer, Mark Twain.” — Simon Schama, The Boston Globe. Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the seventy-five greatest books ever written about gardening, Second Nature captures the rhythms of our everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its glory and exasperation. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. With chapters ranging from a reconsideration of the Great American Lawn, a dispatch from one man's war with a woodchuck, to an essay about the sexual politics of roses, Pollan has created a passionate and eloquent argument for reconceiving our relationship with nature. In his articles and in bestselling books such as

Pollan on gardening Phillip Schultz I didn't expect a book about gardening to be quite so engaging. Pollan takes the reader on a journey starting with his earliest memories of being in the garden through the establishment of his own garden. In the end though it is less about gardening tips and techniques and more philosophical. Pollan explores why we garden and some of the similarities and differences between British and Ame. Comfortable like Grandma's porch swing Sara Eden I discovered Michael Pollan’s book, “Botany of Desire”, through required reading when taking a botany class during my undergraduate years; “Second Nature” was a natural follow-up companion, proving just as illuminating and fascinating. Pollan has created a niche for delicately crafting humor, advice, and contemplation about the relationship of humans with natu. Tim Pierce said Pollan gets a little verbose in his love of quoting Thoreau. Overall enjoyable read. Pollan gets a little verbose in his love of quoting Thoreau, and diving into the history of gardening, but otherwise good narrative.It's a good read in what motivates us to garden, his story of his grandfather, and childhood any gardener could relate to in their own way.Don't read necessarily for advice, but more for enjoying what another gardener has to say about t

Pollan can't match Brick's ability to marshal information and move an audience, and this one consequently lacks the impact and nuance of his previous audiobooks. A Grove Press paperback. From Publishers Weekly Despite some overheated prose, Pollan's 2003 book on his many years gardening proves to be an enjoyable and instructive listen. (Mar.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The account moves seamlessly from the humble and personal—the minor and major decisions Pollan must make for his garden each season—to a larger inquiry of gardening through historical, philosophical, environmental, and practical lenses. . Pollan'