Chicago Botanic Garden

Education — Lenhardt Library

Current Books & Book Reviews

Volume 10, Number 2
(March 2008)

 

William Cullina. Native Ferns, Moss & Grasses: From Emerald Carpet to Amber Wave: Serene and Sensuous Plants for the Garden. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.

Carolyn Dodson and William W. Dunmire. Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies: Revealing Their Natural History. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2007.

Simon Gilroy and Patrick H. Masson (editors). Plant Tropisms. Ames, Ia.: Blackwell, 2008.

Esther Herr and Marion Nickig. Garden Flowers from A to Z. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 2007.

Timothy C. Hohn. Curatorial Practices for Botanical Gardens. Lanham, Md.: AltaMira Press, 2008.

R. Kenneth Horst and Raymond A. Cloyd. Compendium of Rose Diseases and Pests. Second edition. St. Paul, Minn.: American Phytopathological Society, 2007.

Robert Huxley (editor). The Great Naturalists. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2007.

Robin S. Karson. A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2007.

David Lee. Nature's Palette: The Science of Plant Color. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Anna Lambertini. Vertical Gardens. London: Verba Volant, 2007.

Penelope O'Sullivan. The Homeowner's Complete Tree & Shrub Handbook: The Essential Guide to Choosing, Planting, and Maintaining Perfect Landscape Plants. North Adams, Mass.: Storey Publishing, 2007.

Nancy J. Ondra and Stephanie Cohen. Fallscaping: Extending Your Garden Season into Autumn. North Adams, Mass.: Storey Publishing, 2007.

Jon Radojkovic. Barn Building: The Golden Age of Barn Construction. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly, 2007.

P. Allen Smith. P. Allen Smith's Living in the Garden Home: Connecting the Seasons with Containers, Crafts, and Celebrations. New York: Clarkson Potter, 2007.

Matthew Wilson. New Gardening. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2007.

 

Current Books is an Internet–only journal reviewing new books about gardening, horticulture and botany. Reviews cover a wide range of new literature in print and are written primarily by the staff and volunteers of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Please send your comments and suggestions to reviews@chicagobotanic.org

Edward J. Valauskas
Editor, Current Books on Gardening & Botany
Regenstein School of the Chicago Botanic Garden