{"product_id":"9781604694123","title":"The Roots of My Obsession: Thirty Great Gardeners Reveal Why They Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do you garden? For fun? Work? Food? The reasons to garden are as unique as the gardener.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Roots of My Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e features thirty essays from the most vital voices in gardening, exploring the myriad motives and impulses that cause a person to become a gardener. For some, it’s the quest to achieve a personal vision of ultimate beauty; for others, it’s a mission to heal the earth, or to grow a perfect peach. The essays are as distinct as their authors, and yet each one is direct, engaging, and from the heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For Doug Tallamy, a love of plants is rooted first in a love of animals: “animals with two legs (birds), four legs (box turtles, salamanders, and foxes), six legs (butterflies and beetles), eight legs (spiders), dozens of legs (centipedes), hundreds of legs (millipedes), and even animals with no legs (snakes and pollywogs).” For Rosalind Creasy, it’s “not the plant itself; it’s how you use it in the garden.” And for Sydney Eddison, the reason has changed throughout the years. Now, she “gardens for the moment.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As you read, you may find yourself nodding your head in agreement, or gasping in disbelief. What you’re sure to encounter is some of the best writing about the gardener’s soul ever to appear. For anyone who cherishes the miracle of bringing forth life from the soil, \u003ci\u003eThe Roots of My Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e is essential inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timber Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47160848482544,"sku":"9781604694123","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781604694123_p0.jpg?v=1769902211","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781604694123","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}