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

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