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
Fabulous Food from Every Small Garden Mary Horsfall 12 2 2009 Fabulous Food from Every Small Garden
Fair Bananas: Farmers, Workers, and Consumers Strive to Change an Industry Henry J. Frundt 11 5 2009 Fair Bananas: Farmers, Workers, and Consumers Strive to Change an Industry
Fall Foliage: The Mystery, Science, and Folklore of Autumn Leaves Charles W.G. Smith 8 2 2005 Fall Foliage: The Mystery, Science, and Folklore of Autumn Leaves
Fallscaping: Extending Your Garden Season into Autumn Nancy J. Ondra and Stephanie Cohen 10 2 2007 Fallscaping: Extending Your Garden Season into Autumn
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer Novella Carpenter 11 5 2009 Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
Fast Flowers Jane Packer 3 3 2000 Fast Flowers
Fern Ecology Klaus Mehltreter, Lawrence R. Walker, and Joanne M. Sharpe (editors) 13 1 2010 Fern Ecology
Fern Fever: The Story of Pteridomania Sarah Whittingham 14 5 2012 Fern Fever: The Story of Pteridomania
Ferns of Southern Africa: A Comprehensive Guide Neil R. Crouch, Ronell R. Klopper, John E. Burrows, and Sandra M. Burrows 14 3 2012 Ferns of Southern Africa: A Comprehensive Guide
Field Guide to Liverwort Genera of Pacific North America W.B. Schofield 4 6 2002 Field Guide to Liverwort Genera of Pacific North America
Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants Bradford Angier and David K. Foster 10 6 2008 Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants
Field Guide to North American Truffles: Hunting, Identifying, and Enjoying the World's Most Prized Fungi Matt Trappe, Frank Evans, and James M Trappe 10 6 2007 Field Guide to North American Truffles: Hunting, Identifying, and Enjoying the W
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Washington Pamela Camp and John G. Gamon (editors) 14 1 2011 Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Washington
Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City Leslie Day 14 1 2011 Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City
Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges: An Introduction to the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae) Andrew L. Hipp 10 3 2008 Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges: An Introduction to the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae)
Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History Bill Laws 13 4 2010 Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History
Finding the River: An Environmental History of the Elwha Jeff Crane 14 3 2011 Finding the River: An Environmental History of the Elwha
Fine Art Flower Photography: Creative Techniques and the Art of Observation Tony Sweet 8 1 2005 Fine Art Flower Photography:  Creative Techniques and the Art of Observation
Fine Bonsai: Art and Nature William N. Valavanis (text) and Jonathan Singer (photographs) 14 5 2012 Fine Bonsai: Art and Nature
Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees Steve Cafferty (editor) 7 5 2004 Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees
Firefly Guide to Wetlands Patrick Dugan (general editor) 8 3 2005 Firefly Guide to Wetlands
First Garden: An Illustrated Garden Primer C. Z. Guest 6 5 2003 First Garden: An Illustrated Garden Primer
Flora Britannica: The Definitive New Guide to Wildflowers, Plants and Trees Richard Mabey 1 3 1997 Flora Britannica: The Definitive New Guide to Wildflowers, Plants and Trees
Flora of North Lancashire Eric Greenwood 14 6 2012 Flora of North Lancashire
Flora of the Cayman Islands George R. Proctor 15 1 2012 Flora of the Cayman Islands
Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico Richard Stephen Felger 3 6 2000 Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico
Flora of the Santa Ana River and Environs With References to World Botany Oscar F. Clarke, Danielle Svehla, Greg Ballmer, and Arlee Montalvo 9 6 2007 Flora of the Santa Ana River and Environs With References to World Botany
Flora: A Gardener’s Encyclopedia Sean Hogan (chief consultant) 5 6 2003 Flora: A Gardener’s Encyclopedia
Flora’s Plant Names Laura Barnard, Dannielle Doggett, Fiona Doig, and Kate Etherington (editors) 6 1 2003 Flora’s Plant Names
Florida Gardening on the Go Lynette L. Walther 12 3 2010 Florida Gardening on the Go
Flower Christopher Beane and Anthony F. Janson 10 3 2008 Flower
Flower and Garden Photography Derek Fell 3 5 2000 Flower and Garden Photography
Flower Moments: Ten Years of Inspiration Per Benjamin, Tomas De Bruyne, and Max van de Sluis 15 1 2012 Flower Moments: Ten Years of Inspiration
Flower: Paintings by 40 Great Artists Celia Fisher 14 6 2012 Flower: Paintings by 40 Great Artists
Flowering Plants: A Pictorial Guide to the World’s Flora Leon Gray (general editor) 13 4 2011 Flowering Plants: A Pictorial Guide to the World’s Flora
Flowerpots: A Seasonal Guide to Planting, Designing, and Displaying Pots Jim Keeling 7 3 2004 Flowerpots: A Seasonal Guide to Planting, Designing, and Displaying Pots
Flowers for the Home: Influences From the World Over by Prudence Designs Grayson Handy and Tracey Zabar 11 6 2009 Flowers for the Home: Influences From the World Over by Prudence Designs
Flowers in Acrylics: Ready to Paint Wendy Jelbert 12 1 2009 Flowers in Acrylics: Ready to Paint
Flowers in the World’s Most Beautiful Gardens Yves-Marie Allain 15 1 2012 Flowers in the World’s Most Beautiful Gardens
Flowers: How They Changed the World William C. Burger 9 1 2006 Flowers: How They Changed the World
Foliage: Astonishing Color and Texture Beyond Flowers Nancy J. Ondra 9 5 2007 Foliage: Astonishing Color and Texture Beyond Flowers
Following the Water: A Hydromancer’s Journal David M. Carroll 11 6 2009 Following the Water: A Hydromancer’s Journal
Food for All: The Need for a New Agriculture John Madeley 5 1 2002 Food for All: The Need for a New Agriculture
Food for Thought: Towards a Future for Farming Patrick Herman and Richard Kuper 6 6 2003 Food for Thought: Towards a Future for Farming
Food Wars: The Global Battle for Mouths, Minds and Markets Tim Lang and Michael Heasman 7 5 2004 Food Wars: The Global Battle for Mouths, Minds and Markets
Footprints in the Jungle: Natural Resource Industries, Infrastructure, and Biodiversity Conservation Ian Bowles and Glenn T. Prockett (editors) 3 5 2001 Footprints in the Jungle:  Natural Resource Industries, Infrastructure, and Biod
Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer’s Market Tama Matsuoka Wong with Eddy Leroux 14 5 2012 Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer’s Market
Forest Gardening: Cultivating an Edible Landscap Robert Hart 2 2 1996 Forest Gardening: Cultivating an Edible Landscap
Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers: The Politics of Environmental Knowledge in Northern Thailand Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker 10 3 2008 Forest Guardians, Forest Destroyers: The Politics of Environmental Knowledge in
Forest in Landscapes: Ecosystem Approaches to Sustainability Jeffrey A. Sayer and Stewart Maginnis, editors 8 4 2005 Forest in Landscapes: Ecosystem Approaches to Sustainability
Forest Phoenix: How a Great Forest Recovers from Wildfire David Lindenmayer, David Blair, Lachlan McBurney, and Sam Banks 13 3 2010 Forest Phoenix: How a Great Forest Recovers from Wildfire
Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller 7 3 2005 Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses
Forests and Chases of England and Wales c. 1500 – c. 1850: Towards a Survey & Analysis John Langton and Graham Jones (editors) 9 4 2005 Forests and Chases of England and Wales c. 1500 – c. 1850: Towards a Survey & An
Forever Green: A Landscape Architect’s Innovative Gardens Offer Environments to Love and Delight Mario Nievera 15 1 2012 Forever Green: A Landscape Architect’s Innovative Gardens Offer Environments to
Forever Green: Plants in the Dream Time Dave Pepler, Lein Botha, and Laurian Brown 13 3 2009 Forever Green: Plants in the Dream Time
Fossil Plants Paul Kenrick and Paul Davis 8 1 2004 Fossil Plants
Fountains and Water Features: From Ancient Springs to Modern Marvels Rosalind Hopwood 11 6 2009 Fountains and Water Features: From Ancient Springs to Modern Marvels
Four Seasons of Orchids Greg Allikas and Ned Nash 10 1 2007 Four Seasons of Orchids
Four Tenths of an Acre: Reflections on a Gardening Life Laurie Lisle 7 5 2005 Four Tenths of an Acre: Reflections on a Gardening Life
Frederick Law Olmsted: Essential Texts Robert Twombly (editor) 12 6 2010 Frederick Law Olmsted: Essential Texts
Freedom’s Gardener: James F. Brown, Horticulture, and the Hudson Valley in Antebellum America Myra B. Young Armstead 14 2 2012 Freedom’s Gardener: James F. Brown, Horticulture, and the Hudson Valley  in Ante
Freshwater Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment Robin A. Abell (Editor) 3 1 2000 Freshwater Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment
From Bud to Seed: Great Perennials Clare Foster 4 2 2001 From Bud to Seed: Great Perennials
From Seed to Pumpkin Wendy Pfeffer 7 1 2004 From Seed to Pumpkin
From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine Jeff Cox 1 2 1999 From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide  to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own W
Front Yard Gardens: Growing More Than Grass Liz Primeau 7 4 2003 Front Yard Gardens: Growing More Than Grass
Fuchsias: A Colour Guide George Bartlett 7 3 1996 Fuchsias: A Colour Guide
Fun Gardening for Kids: 30 Creative Outdoor Projects Jenny Hendy 15 1 2012 Fun Gardening for Kids: 30 Creative Outdoor Projects
Fundamental Soil Science Mark S. Coyne and James A. Thompson 9 1 2006 Fundamental Soil Science
Fundamentals of Weed Science Robert C. Zimdahl 1 2 1999 Fundamentals of Weed Science
Fungi in Ecosystem Processes John Dighton 6 5 2003 Fungi in Ecosystem Processes
Fungi of Australia: The Smut Fungi Kálmán Vánky and Roger G. Shivas 12 2 2008 Fungi of Australia: The Smut Fungi
Future Nature: A Vision for Conservation W.M. Adams 6 2 2003 Future Nature: A Vision for Conservation
Futurescapes: Designers for Tomorrow’s Outdoor Spaces Tim Richardson 14 1 2011 Futurescapes: Designers for Tomorrow’s Outdoor Spaces