The Idea of a Garden

Pollan says, "This was part of the same storm that ripped open the bark of my ash tree" (596, The Idea of a Garden). Here is what White says, "My first garden was tropical. I planted it in my great aunt's backyard in Florida with dust and rocks and dry thick leaves as big as my hand" (3, Vanished Gardens). Both of these quotes are of some event triggering the authors memory of a plant, or multiple plants, that they used to have. The difference is that White is reminded of her great aunt when she thinks of her tropical garden, and Pollan is reminded of his ash tree when he remembers the tornado that hit his town.