Suburban Gardens:

“Plants are not optional on this planet” (15).

“Those of our ancestors who were particularly  good at conquering nature were the ones who survived and reproduced, we so all share genes that encourage us to beat back nature at every turn” (23).

“If you turn the clock forward to the point at which this equilibrium has been reached, you will find that the number of species that will survive human habitat destruction is a simple percentage of the amount of habitat we leave undisturbed, a 1:1 correspondence” (26).