Gardening Books that Have Shaped Serendipity Gardens

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Pollan

I started collecting gardening books when I began Serendipity Gardens.

Here are five of my favorites that talk about the “why” of gardens — and the reasons I like them. In one way or another, they have shaped my gardening choices and have made Serendipity Gardens what it is. In my post next week, I will focus on books that are more about the “how” of gardening.

Second Nature, by Michael Pollan. I like this book particularly because it is so well- reasoned and thoughtful (as all books by Pollan are). It was one of the first books I read on what it means to garden, why we do it, and what our relationship to nature is. Ultimately, I think, it finds the right balance between gardening for nature and gardening for oneself, the balance between using nature and damaging it. ... Read More