''Second Nature: A Gardener's Education'' was
Michael Pollan
Michael Kevin Pollan (; born February 6, 1955) is an American journalist who is a professor and the first Lewis K. Chan Arts Lecturer at Harvard University. Concurrently, he is the Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism and the ...
's first book. It is a collection of essays about
gardening
Gardening is the process of growing plants for their vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs, and appearances within a designated space. Gardens fulfill a wide assortment of purposes, notably the production of Aesthetics, aesthetically pleasing area ...
arranged by
season
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's axial tilt, tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperat ...
s.
It is listed in the
American Horticultural Society
The American Horticultural Society (AHS) is a nonprofit, membership-based organization that promotes American horticulture. It is headquartered at River Farm in Alexandria, Virginia.
History
Established in 1922, the AHS is one of the oldest nat ...
's 75 Great American Garden Books.
AHS 75 Great Books
American Horticultural Society, 1997.
In the book, Pollan describes the relationship between the wild and gardens, nature vs. cultivation, and nature vs. chemicals. He discusses the difficulty of raising roses, which have become so specialized that they can no longer survive in the wild.
References
External links
''Second Nature''
from Michael Pollan website.
1992 non-fiction books
Books by Michael Pollan
Books about gardening
Atlantic Monthly Press books
American essay collections
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