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Fronds and Anemones: Essays on Gardening and Nature
Contributor(s): Plummer, William Allan (Author)

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ISBN: 153201449X     ISBN-13: 9781532014499
Publisher: iUniverse
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: February 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Gardening | Regional - General
- Gardening | Essays & Narratives
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.74 lbs) 246 pages
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2017
 
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Author Dr. William Allan Plummer's interest in nature was stimulated one winter by the sight of snowbirds, slate-colored juncos, in the family's backyard in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. That same spring, he spotted the yellow-bellied sapsucker during its migration, and he was hooked. In Fronds and Anemones, he offers a collection of nature-based essays and articles, most of which appeared in the quarterly newsletter, Screeches, of Spencer Crest Nature Center, as well as in several other publications.

Fronds and Anemones begins with Plummer's accounts of bird watching as a Boy Scout and then spreads to a love of native plants. This interest continued and increased when he bought a wooded lot on which to build their home, and he describes the evolution of the garden and the gardener. He covers a plethora of subjects--from ferns, to native wildflowers, to the shrubs and trees on his lot, the vagaries of weather, shade gardening, building paths and stone walls, and trips to natural areas and gardens.

Concluding with a collection of garden quotes, Fronds and Anemones presents a varied look at plants, birds, and gardens and addresses a host of topics of interest to gardeners and nature enthusiasts.

 
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