A delightful compendium of writing on plants.The passion for gardening and the passion for words come together in this inspired anthology, a collection of essays on topics as diverse as beans and roses, by writers who garden and by gardeners who write. Among the contributors are Christopher Lloyd, on poppies; Marina Warner, who remembers the Guinee rose; and Henri Cole, who offers poems on the bearded iris and on peonies. There is also an explanation of the sexiness of castor beans from Michael Pollan and an essay from Maxine Kumin on how, as Henry David Thoreau put it, one and “[makes] the earth say beans instead of grass. and ” Most of the essays are new in print, but Colette, Katharine S. White, D. H. Lawrence, and several other old favorites make appearances. Jamaica Kincaid, the much-admired writer and a passionate gardener herself, rounds up this diverse crew. A wonderful gift for green thumbs, My Favorite Plant is a happy collection of fresh takes on old friends. and tWayne Winterrowd Meconopsis and tMarina Warner The Rayburn and the Rose and tMichael Pollan Consider the Castor Bean and tKen Druse Desire under the Jacks and tDuane Michals The Vanishing Act and tColette Lily and tChristopher Lloyd Poppies and tKarel Capek Buds and tColette Hellebore and tDaniel Hinkley Hellebores and tKatharine S. White Irises and tHenri Cole Bearded Irises, Peonies and tMichael Fox My Grandmother and Her Peonies and tThomas C. Cooper Hardy Geraniums and tD. H. Lawrence Sicilian Cyclamens and tNancy Goodwin Cyclamen and tMary Keen Auriculas and tMaxine Kumin Beans and tF. Kingdon Ward A Day on the Edge of the World and tTony Avent Hostas and tHilton Als Marigolds Dan Chiasson Ovid at Tomi and tDavid Raffeld Thirteen Roses and tGraham Stuart Thomas Old Clove Carnations and tSteven A. Frowine Tropical Lady’s Slipper Orchids and tErnest Wilson Honeypots and Silver Tree and tPhilip Levine Wisteria and tThomas Fischer Delphiniums and tGeoffrey B. Charlesworth A Favorite Plant Frederick Seidel Prayer and tKatharine S. White Gourds and tIan Frazier Memories of a Press-Gang Gardener and tWilliam Carlos Williams Queen-Ann’s-Lace and tD. H. Lawrence Purple Anemones and tElaine Scarry Columbine

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