Given that I have already read two of Michael Pollan’s books and given that I am also a gardener, I had to read Second Nature. It is the story of Pollan’s garden in Connecticut and how he created it. His chapter on weeds is hilarious – much more fun than weeding. I hadn’t realized that roses said so much about your social status and that gardening catalogues can be classified according to their levels of flower pornography – OK the last one I did know and in fact have participated in – ooops. Even if you are not a gardener you can still enjoy the author’s exquisite writing – a thoroughly enjoyable book.