Tag: Andrea Wulf

Garden, History, Non-Fiction

Throwback Review –Brother Gardeners: Botany Empire & the Birth of an American Obsession

Today’s post is a throwback to my June 2009 review of Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession by Andrea Wulf. I was and remain a huge fan of Wulf’s nonfiction… I even attended a reading at a local plant nursery in 2011 to hear her speak about her (then) new book Founding Gardeners. I also seem to be a bigger fan … Continue reading Throwback Review –Brother Gardeners: Botany Empire & the Birth of an American Obsession

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A Book Event for The Founding Gardeners at Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery, Pennsylvania

Ever notice how once something is brought to your attention you suddenly notice it everywhere?  Well, after hearing about the publication of Andrea Wulf’s new book The Founding Gardeners on Twitter I knew I had to read it.  Next, I learn that it’s an Editor’s Choice in the New York Times Book Review.  AND THEN, I’m driving home and our local NPR station is talking … Continue reading A Book Event for The Founding Gardeners at Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery, Pennsylvania

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News Flash! The Founding Gardeners: How the Revolutionary Generation Created an American Eden by Andrea Wulf

@AAKnopf Alfred A. Knopf Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison were dirt-under-the-fingernails gardeners says Andrea Wulf: http://ow.ly/4VD0w This tweet just made my day.  I reviewed (and adored) Andrea Wulf’s book Brother Gardeners: Botany Empire and the Birth of Obsession in 2009.  She hinted in interviews 3 years ago that she was working on a new book –  about the gardening habits of the American Founding Fathers.  … Continue reading News Flash! The Founding Gardeners: How the Revolutionary Generation Created an American Eden by Andrea Wulf

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