Exactly how steamy is this poem?
PG-13
"The Garden" is proof that you don't need sex to have a sexual poem. This poem is crawling with sensual images and sexual innuendo, which makes us giggle a little bit because the poem is basically about Marvell's love affair with trees. There's nothing funny about the sexualized imagery in "The Garden" though; the poetic beauty of Marvell's poem is compromised for many people who cannot look past the misogynistic undertones they see in his lyrics.