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1998

Format:	Book
Author:	Marinelli, Janet.
Title:	Stalking the wild amaranth : gardening in the age of extinction / Janet Marinelli ; drawings by Stephen K-M. Tim.
Edition:	1st ed.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Henry Holt, 1998.
Description:	viii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:	In a seven-year search, the author decided "that contemporary gardening is out of whack with the theories evolving on the frontiers of science and philosophy. ... She fleshes out a vision for a new, ecologically wise landscape art, ultimately disagreeing with those who insist that growing native plants is the be-all and end-all of contemporary horticulture."--Jacket.
Subjects:	Marinelli, Janet. Gardening -- Philosophy. Garden ecology. Natural gardens.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-228) and index.
Contents:	Garden place -- Aliens, clones, and the origin of species -- Garden angst -- Gardens that act like nature -- Gardens within the garden -- The garden room -- The indoor garden -- The wild garden -- The front garden -- The kitchen garden -- The soil garden -- The water garden -- The machine in the garden -- The garden of ashes.
Web Site:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description
LCCN:	97027538
ISBN:	0805044159 9780805044157
Other Number:	37640406
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Control Number:	57053
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Call Number:	635 Marinell

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