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Education — Lenhardt Library

Current Books & Book Reviews

Volume 13, Number 2
(March 2011)


Lewis Blackwell. The Life & Love of Trees. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2010.

Peter de Lange, Peter Heenan, David Norton, Jeremy Rolfe, and John Sawyer. Threatened Plants of New Zealand. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press, 2010.

Carol Deppe. The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green, 2010.

David Dunbar. British Butterflies: A History in Books. London: The British Library, 2010.

Robin Lane Fox. Thoughtful Gardening. New York: Basic Books, 2010.

Jeremy Francis. Cloudehill: A Year in the Garden. Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia: Images Publishing, 2010.

Alexander Garvin. Public Parks: The Key to Livable Communities. New York: Norton, 2011.

David Hall. Medieval Fields. Botley, Oxford, U.K.: Shire Publications, 2010.

Robin Hanbury–Tenison (editor). The Great Explorers. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2010.

Kevin Handreck and Neil Black. Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf. Fourth edition. Sydney, Australia: UNSW Press, 2010.

Maria Hitchcock. Correas: Australian Plants for Waterwise Gardens. Kenthurst, N.S.W., Australia: Rosenberg Publishing, 2010.

Mary Holland. Naturally Curious: A Photographic Field Guide and Month-by-Month Journey Through the Fields, Woods, and Marshes of New England. North Pomfret, Vt.: Trafalgar Square, 2010.

Hugh Johnson. The World of Trees. Revised edition. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010.

Lorraine Johnson. City Farmer: Adventures in Urban Food Growing. Vancouver, B.C.: Greystone Books, 2010.

Dov Koller. The Restless Plant. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2011.

Tony Lord. Plant Combinations for Your Landscape. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Creative Homeowner, 2010.

Gerald Luckhurst. The Gardens of Madeira. London: Frances Lincoln, 2010.

Chris McLaughlin. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Heirloom Vegetables. Indianapolis, Ind.: Alpha Books, 2010.

Naomi F. Miller. Botanical Aspects of Environment and Economy at Gordion, Turkey. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2010.

Martin Sheppard. Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill. London: Frances Lincoln, 2010.

Jeremy N. Smith. Growing a Garden City. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2010.

Peter Thompson. Seeds, Sex & Civilization: How the Hidden Life of Plants has Shaped our World. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2010.

William C. Tweed. Uncertain Path: A Search for the Future of National Parks. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010.

Jeremy Vetter (editor). Knowing Global Environments. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2011.

Chris Wiesinger. Heirloom Bulbs for Today. Houston, Tex.: Bright Sky Press, 2010.

Paul Whittaker. Practical Bamboos: The 50 Best Plants for Screens, Containers, and More. Portland, Ore.: Timber Press, 2010.

Carlton Wood and Nicolette Habgood (editors). Why People Need Plants. Richmond, Surrey, U.K.: Kew Publishing, 2010.

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