Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden by Diane Ackerman (English)

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Ackerman delights in her garden through all the seasons. Whether she is deadheading flowers or glorying in the profusion of roses, she welcomes the unexpected drama and extravagance as well as the sanctuary it offers. Written in sensuous, lyrical prose, this is a hymn to nature and its pleasures.

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In the mode of her bestseller "A Natural History of the Senses, " Diane Ackerman celebrates the sensory pleasures of her garden through the seasons. Whether she is deadheading flowers or glorying in the profusion of roses, offering sugar water to a hummingbird or studying the slug, she welcomes the unexpected drama and extravagance as well as the sanctuary her garden offers.Written in sensuous, lyrical prose, "Cultivating Delight" is a hymn to nature and to the pleasure we take in it.

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In the mode of her bestseller A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman celebrates the sensory pleasures of her garden through the seasons. Whether she is deadheading flowers or glorying in the profusion of roses, offering sugar water to a hummingbird or studying the slug, she welcomes the unexpected drama and extravagance as well as the sanctuary her garden offers. Written in sensuous, lyrical prose, Cultivating Delight is a hymn to nature and to the pleasure we take in it.

Author Biography

Poet, essayist and naturalist, Diane Ackerman has contributed to many magazines including The National Geographic, and the New York Times Magazine.

Review

"Lyrical, knowledgeable and imaginative."--Booklist "Ackerman's rich prose is a bridge to a world of discovery."--Nature "An enchanting intellectual sensualist ... Ackerman buzzes productively from idea to revelation to insight ... [with] breezy philosophical lyricism."--Publishers Weekly (* Starred Review *) "A fascinating tour of plant mythology and fact ...[Ackerman] plays both sleuth and poet."--People "Diane Ackerman takes us down the garden path with a renewed sense of awe ...[and] enlightened eyes."--Los Angeles Times

Review Quote

"Lyrical, knowledgeable and imaginative."

Details ISBN0060505362 Author Diane Ackerman Short Title CULTIVATING DELIGHT Pages 272 Publisher Harper Perennial Language English ISBN-10 0060505362 ISBN-13 9780060505363 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 508 Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-10-31 Imprint HarperCollins Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781574534627 Illustrations illustrations Residence Ithaca, NY, US Birth 1948 Affiliation Cornell University Place of Publication New York, NY Subtitle A Natural History of My Garden DOI 10.1604/9780060505363 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2002-10-01 AU Release Date 2002-12-11 NZ Release Date 2002-12-11 Imprint US Harper Perennial Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this

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