Cultivating Delight

By Diane Ackerman,

Book cover of Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden

Book description

“Ackerman has done it again … one of the most buoyant and enjoyable garden reads … uplifting, intelligent.” — Boston Globe

In the mode of her bestseller A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman celebrates the sensory pleasures of her garden through the seasons.

Whether she is deadheading flowers…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Cultivating Delight as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

After a long day spent digging in the dirt, I like to treat myself by going to bed early to read Diane Ackerman’s Cultivating Delight.

Ackerman is known for going deep on the topics of the five senses, love, and, in this case, her garden, through the seasons.

With meandering musings about what’s growing in her backyard and meditations on the everyday tasks involved in maintaining her plot, Ackerman transports me to a lush, verdant place, providing just the rejuvenation I need to return to my garden the next day.

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