the Idea of a Garden

“The leaves of the sycamore had fallen, their large brown shapes disintegrating with pieces of paper and plastic cups” (White 20). This is relating to Pollan’s 5^th idea of a garden. “The gardener tends not to be romantic about nature” (607). This means that the gardener does not get upset when plants decay in the winter. A few sentences before the quote from White, there is a discussion about how the place being described is a beautiful place to be. Passionate gardeners do not fret at the death of nature, but appreciate the cycle of renewal that is continuing.