Vanished Gardens: Finding Nature in Philadelphia

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& Vanished Gardens Winner of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction finding nature in philadelphia Vanished Gardens sharon white & & The University of Georgia Press Athens and London Published by the University of Georgia Press Athens, Georgia 30602 www.ugapress.org© 2008 by Sharon White All rights reserved Designed by Mindy Basinger Hill Set in 11.25/15 Adobe Jenson Pro Printed and bound by Thomson-Shore The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Printed in the United States of America 12 11 10 09 08 c 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data White, Sharon, 1953– Vanished gardens : finding nature in Philadelphia / Sharon White. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. isbn-13: 978-0-8203-3156-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-8203-3156-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Historic gardens—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia. 2. Plants—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia. I. Title. sb451.34.p4w45 2008 712.09748’11—dc22 2008014141 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data available Title page and part title page image © Hélène Vallée / istockphoto.com in memory of almitra david This page intentionally left blank “I leave to the various futures (not to all) my garden of forking paths.” jorge luis borges This page intentionally left blank ...