Current Books & Book Reviews

Current Books on Gardening & Botany is an Internet-only journal reviewing new books and other media about gardening, horticulture, and botany. Reviews cover a wide range of new literature in print and digital form and are written primarily by the staff of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

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Titlesort icon Author Volume Number Publication Date
Baboquivari Mountain Plants: Identification, Ecology, and Ethnobotany Daniel F. Austin 12 5 2010 Baboquivari Mountain Plants:  Identification, Ecology, and Ethnobotany
Bald Coot and Screaming Loon: Adventures in the Curious, Mysterious and Remarkable World of Birds Niall Edworthy 12 5 2010 Bald Coot and Screaming Loon: Adventures in the Curious, Mysterious and Remarkab
Bamboo in Japan Nancy Moore Bess 4 6 2001 Bamboo in Japan
Bananas You Can Grow James W. Waddick and Glenn M. Stokes 3 4 2000 Bananas You Can Grow
Barn Building: The Golden Age of Barn Construction Jon Radojkovic 10 2 2007 Barn Building: The Golden Age of Barn Construction
Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One’s Own, a Memoir Jenna Woginrich 14 2 2011
Basic Gardening Illustrated Carol Moholt, Janet Sanchez and the Editors of Sunset Books 1 3 1999 Basic Gardening Illustrated
Bayou-Diversity: Nature and People in the Louisiana Bayou Country Kelby Ouchley 14 1 2011 Bayou-Diversity: Nature and People in the Louisiana Bayou Country
Beautiful Backyards: Courtyards, Terraces, Patios, Decks, Balconies: Simple Ideas and Techniques to Transform your Outside Space, with 280 Practical Photographs Joan Clifton and Jenny Hendy 15 1 2012 Beautiful Backyards: Courtyards, Terraces, Patios, Decks, Balconies: Simple Idea
Beautiful Corn: America’s Original Grain From Seed to Plate Anthony Boutard 14 6 2012 Beautiful Corn: America’s Original Grain From Seed to Plate
Beautiful Madness James Dodson 9 2 2007 Beautiful Madness
Becoming a Landscape Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design Landscape architecture, Vocational guidance 12 2 2010 Becoming a Landscape Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design
Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence: Discovered Letters of a Southern Gardener Emily Herring Wilson (editor) 12 5 2010 Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence: Discovered Letters of a Southern Gardener
Bedouin Ethnobotany: Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World James P. Mandaville 13 6 2011 Bedouin Ethnobotany: Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World
Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail Larry Anderson 11 1 2008 Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail
Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004 Steven Pinker (editor) 7 1 2004 Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004
Best Trees for Your Garden Allen Paterson 6 3 2003 Best Trees for Your Garden
Beth Chatto's Woodland Garden Beth Chatto 5 4 2002 Beth Chatto's Woodland Garden
Beth Chatto’s Damp Gardens: Moisture–Loving Plants for Year–Round Interest Beth Chatto 7 3 2005 Beth Chatto’s Damp Gardens: Moisture–Loving Plants for Year–Round Interest
Better Homes and Gardens Perennial Gardening 13 3 2010 Better Homes and Gardens Perennial Gardening
Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees Nalini M. Nadkarni 11 3 2008 Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees
Between Garden and City: Jean Canneel-Claes and Landscape Modernism Dorothée Imbert 12 2 2009 Between Garden and City: Jean Canneel-Claes and Landscape Modernism
Big Ideas for Small Gardens Emily Young and Dave Egbert 9 5 2006
Bioarchaeological Studies of Life in the Age of Agriculture: A View from the Southeast Patricia M. Lambert 2 3 2000 Bioarchaeological Studies of Life in the Age of Agriculture:  A View from the So
Biocontrol in Protected Culture Kevin M. Heinz, Roy G. Van Driesche, and Michael P. Parrella (editors) 9 6 2004 Biocontrol in Protected Culture
Biodiversity Studies: A Bibliographic Review Charles H. Smith 3 4 2000 Biodiversity Studies: A Bibliographic Review
Biological Control of Crop Diseases Samuel S. Gnanamanickam (editor) 5 6 2002 Biological Control of Crop Diseases
Biological Control of Plant Diseases S.B. Chincholkar and K.G. Mukerji (editors) 9 2 2007
Birdhouses and Feeders You Can Make: Complete Plans and Instructions for Bird-Friendly Nesting and Feeding Sites Paul Gerhards 1 3 1999 Birdhouses and Feeders You Can Make:  Complete Plans and Instructions for Bird-F
Birds at Your Feeder: A Guide to Winter Birds of the Great Plains Dana Gardner and Nancy Overcott 6 1 2003 Birds at Your Feeder: A Guide to Winter Birds of the Great Plains
Birdscaping in the Midwest: A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds Mariette Nowak 14 6 2012 Birdscaping in the Midwest: A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract B
Bonsai for Beginners Craig Coussins 3 5 2001 Bonsai for Beginners
Bonsai: Noelanders Trophy Ten Years — A Decade of Bonsai Exhibitions in Winter 2000–2009 Bonsai Association Belgium 12 6 2010 Bonsai: Noelanders Trophy Ten Years —  A Decade of Bonsai Exhibitions in Winter
Botanica Tom Baril 2 4 2000 Botanica
Botanical Aspects of Environment and Economy at Gordion, Turkey Naomi F. Miller 13 2 2010 Botanical Aspects of Environment and Economy at Gordion, Turkey
Botanical Drawing in Color: A Basic Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic Color Wendy Hollender 12 6 2010 Botanical Drawing in Color: A Basic Guide  to Mastering Realistic Form and Natur
Botanical Essays from Kent: Some Botanical Features of a University Town in Ohio Tom S. Cooperrider 13 4 2011 Botanical Essays from Kent: Some Botanical Features  of a University Town in Ohi
Botanical Keys to Florida’s Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines: A Guide to Field Identification Gil Nelson 14 1 2011 Botanical Keys to Florida’s Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines: A Guide to Field Ide
Botanical Sketchbook Mary Ann Scott with Margaret Stevens 13 1 2010 Botanical Sketchbook
Botanics: A Phytocosmetic Desk Reference Frank S. D'Amelio, Sr. 1 1 1999 Botanics: A Phytocosmetic Desk Reference
Botany for Gardeners Brian Capon 8 2 2005 Botany for Gardeners
Boxwood: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Lynn R. Batdorf 7 5 2004 The Garden Maker’s Manual
Break Through: Why We Can’t Leave Saving the Planet to Environmentalists Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger 11 3 2009 Break Through: Why We Can’t Leave Saving the Planet to Environmentalists
Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving Carol Deppe 3 4 2000 Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties:  The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant
Brenda Colvin: A Career in Landscape Trish Gibson 13 5 2011 Homegrown Herbs: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Enjoying More Than 100
Brick in the Landscape: A Practical Guide to Specification and Design Rob W. Sovinski 2 4 1999 Brick in the Landscape: A Practical Guide to Specification and Design
British Butterflies: A History in Books David Dunbar 13 2 2010 British Butterflies: A History in Books
Bromeliads for Home and Garden Jack Kramer 13 5 2011 Bromeliads for Home and Garden
Bronx Ecology: Blueprint for a New Environmentalism Allen Hershkowitz 5 3 2002 Bronx Ecology: Blueprint for a New Environmentalism
Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples Ulrike and Hans-Georg Preissel 5 3 2002 Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples
Brush with Gondwana: The Botanical Artists Group of Western Australia Janda Gooding 11 3 2008 Brush with Gondwana: The Botanical Artists Group of Western Australia
Bryophyte Biology Bernard Goffinet and A. Jonathan Shaw, editors 11 2 2009 Bryophyte Biology
Building a Backyard Bird Habitat Scott Shalaway 2 4 2000 Building a Backyard Bird Habitat
Bulb Anna Pavord 11 6 2009 Bulb
Bulbs Marco Leone 6 1 2003 Bulbs
Bulbs in the Basement, Geraniums on the Windowsill: How to Grow and Overwinter 165 Tender Plants Alice McGowan and Brian McGowan 10 6 2008 Bulbs in the Basement, Geraniums on the Windowsill: How to Grow and Overwinter 1
Burdock Janet Malcolm 10 6 2008 Burdock
Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide Rick Cech and Guy Taylor 8 2 2005 Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide