"The highway strip, the 'stranger's path' in the medium-sized city, the rural-urban relationship and the other aspects of the humanized American landscape are observed by 15 essays imprinted with a historical perspective and an awareness of the cultural and social milieu. One long essay describing the life styles of the three generations in a westward moving farm family mirrors major changes in U.S life between the Colonial and contemporary periods."--Booklist
"A refreshing and enlightening piece of literature, written most articulately for anyone interested in horticulture or American history and sociology."--Horticulture