Comments on: Green Thoughts: Garden Bloggers’ Book Club

By: CommonWeeder

CommonWeeder — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:17:40 +0000

I bought Green Thoughts when it first came out in 1981 and periodically dip into it. It is even good for reading in the summer because after just a heading or two like Lawns ro Seeing Eye I am newly inspired to dash outside and get to work

By: Diane M. Schuller

Diane M. Schuller — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:39:05 +0000

I’m so glad I read this post. I’ve seen that book, even cracked it open a time or two, but have always ended up with a different one under my arm as I head home from the store. From reading your perspective, I plan to write that down on my to-do list and finally add it to my collection. Thanks for sharing your perspective and for re-reading it!

Diane, Sand to Glass
& Dogs Naturally

By: Lise

Lise — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:00:42 +0000

Hello to all you writers who garden and gardeners who write. I’d like to invite you to join in on a little holiday fun and submit an entry for the Holiday Crinkle-Crankle Writing Contest at Dry Ideas. It’s just one sentence using the term crinkle-crankle….http://www.dry-ideas.com/2007/11/so-whats-crinkle-crankle.html
Hope to see you there!

By: Annie in Austin

Annie in Austin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:23:34 +0000

Eleanor PerÃ©nyi seems to have left many of us clapping and calling for an encore, hasn’t she!

How’s this for a theory, Kathy – she only does something one time? One semi-autobiographical book, one scholarly biography, one garden book?

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:57:32 +0000

Hi, Robin–
I also feel the same tension between writing and gardening. Often when I am gardening (especially weeding) I am writing in my head. I have occasionally taken a clipboard out to the garden with me to jot down my thoughts as they occur.

The quote was from the foreword, and the context was, “I’m no expert, so why am I writing a book on gardening? Because I’m a writer, and I love gardening.” I imagine she did most of the writing in winter, perhaps over a period of years.

By: Robin (Bumblebee)

Robin (Bumblebee) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:29:50 +0000

Hi Kathy,

I may need to pick up the book to see the context of the connection between gardening and writing a book. It seems to me that there is a tension between the two. In the height of summer, I struggle to find time to write. When I am writing, I feel as if I should be gardening.

–Robin (Bumblebee)

By: Ellis Hollow

Ellis Hollow — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:51:19 +0000

Don’t wait until you’re 63 to write your first book, Kathy. You’ve got two or three in you, anyway.

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:48:04 +0000

The sign of a classic book…it remains relevant years later. And a good book leaves the reader wanting more. I’m sensing that everyone would like a bit more of Eleanor’s thoughts on gardening!

Thanks for taking the time to particiate in the book club again!

Carol, May Dreams Gardens

By: Mr. McGregor's Daughter

Mr. McGregor's Daughter — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:23:47 +0000

It’s interesting how your perspective changes when you re-read a book. You’re right, she’s as relevant today as when the book was published. It’s too bad there weren’t blogs back then – she would’ve have a great one!