Plants

Lawn Care Spiritualized

by Peter J. Leithart

I tell friends: Nobody with a riding lawnmower needs to be justified. My 42-inch Sears Craftsman gives me all the salvation I can handle. Continue Reading »

Risking Roots

by Peter J. Leithart

The risk of taking root. Continue Reading »

How Plants Think

by Peter J. Leithart

The always-fascinating Oliver Sacks takes a break from his human patients to review several recent and old books on earthworms, jelly-fish, and plants in the NYRB. One is Daniel Chamovitz’s recent What A Plant Knows.Sacks writes, “We all distinguish between plants and animals. . . . . Continue Reading »