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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Gaia in turmoil: Climate change, biodepletion, and Earth ethics in an age of crisis Eileen Crist and H. Bruce Rinker (editors) 12 2 2010 Gaia in turmoil: Climate change, biodepletion,  and Earth ethics in an age of cr
Galanthomania: Sneeuwlokjes, Snowdrops Hanneke van Dijk 13 5 2011 Galanthomania: Sneeuwlokjes, Snowdrops
Gale Nurseries: Four Generations of Garden Excellence Adam Levine 11 6 2008 Gale Nurseries: Four Generations of Garden Excellence
Garden and Climate Chip Sullivan 4 6 2002 Garden and Climate
Garden Antiques and Collectibles Terri Dunn 2 6 1999 Garden Antiques and Collectibles
Garden Details: Accents, Ornaments, and Finishing Touches for Your Garden. Warren Schultz and Carol Spier 1 1 1998 Garden Details: Accents, Ornaments, and Finishing Touches for Your Garden.
Garden Eden: Masterpieces of Botanical Book Illustration H. Walter Lack. 4 1 2001 Garden Eden: Masterpieces of Botanical Book Illustration
Garden Flowers from A to Z Esther Herr and Marion Nickig. 10 2 2007 Garden Flowers from A to Z
Garden History: Philosophy and Design 2000 BC–2000 AD Tom Turner 7 6 2005 Garden History: Philosophy and Design 2000 BC–2000 AD
Garden Houses and Privies: Authentic Details for Design and Restoration Peter J. Harrison 5 6 2002 Garden Houses and Privies: Authentic Details for Design and Restoration
Garden Improvement Techniques Liz Dobbs and Sarah Woods 3 5 2001 Garden Improvement Techniques
Garden Landscaping Manual: A Step-by-Step Guide to Landscaping & Building Projects in Your Garden Paul Wagland 14 1 2011 Garden Landscaping Manual: A Step-by-Step Guide to Landscaping  & Building Proje
Garden Lover’s Puzzle & Quiz Book The Puzzle Society 12 1 2009 Garden Lover’s Puzzle & Quiz Book
Garden Makeovers: The Complete Guide to Renovating Your Garden Liz Dobbs and Sarah Woods 3 2 2000 Garden Makeovers: The Complete Guide to Renovating Your Garden
Garden Open Today Beverley Nichols 4 6 2002 Garden Open Today
Garden People: The Photographs of Valerie Finnis Ursula Buchan 9 5 2007 Garden People: The Photographs of Valerie Finnis
Garden Planning & Garden Design: 500 Ideas & Professional Plans for Fantastic, Easy Garden Improvement Peter McHoy and Tessa Evelegh 14 4 2011 Garden Planning & Garden Design: 500 Ideas & Professional Plans for Fantastic, E
Garden Plants of China Peter Valder 2 6 1999 Garden Plants of China
Garden Rooms: Create and Decorate Outdoor Garden Spaces Catriona Tudor Erler 1 4 1999 Garden Rooms: Create and Decorate Outdoor Garden Spaces.
Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds: A Bird-by-Bird Guide to Favored Plants Rachael Lanicci 12 2 2010 Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds: A Bird-by-Bird Guide to Favored Plants
Garden to Vase: Growing and Using Your Own Cut Flowers Linda Beutler 9 5 2007 Garden to Vase: Growing and Using Your Own Cut Flowers
Garden Watering Systems Susan Lang and the Editors of Sunset Books 1 3 1999 Garden Watering Systems
Garden wisdom & know how: Everything you need to know to plant, grow, and harvest Judy Pray (compiler) 12 4 2010 Garden wisdom & know how:  Everything you need to know to plant, grow, and harve
Garden Witch’s Herbal: Green Magick, Herbalism & Spirituality Ellen Dugan 11 4 2009 Garden Witch’s Herbal: Green Magick, Herbalism & Spirituality
Gardenhome/city: Creating an Urban Haven Bonnie Trust Dahan 5 2 2002 Gardenhome/city: Creating an Urban Haven
Gardening & Planting by the Moon 2013 Nick Kollerstrom 14 6 2012 Gardening & Planting by the Moon 2013
Gardening for Beginners Wolfgang Hensel 1 4 1999 Gardening for Beginners.
Gardening from Berryfields Monty Don 7 5 2005 Gardening from Berryfields
Gardening in Containers: Creative Ideas from America's Best Gardeners 4 6 2002 Gardening in Containers: Creative Ideas from America's Best Gardeners
Gardening in the Desert: A Guide to Plant Selection & Care Mary F. Irish 3 6 2001 Gardening in the Desert: A Guide to Plant Selection & Care
Gardening on Clay Peter Jones 11 6 2009 Gardening on Clay
Gardening Philosophy for Everyone: Cultivating Wisdom Dan O’Brien (editor) 13 4 2010 Gardening Philosophy for Everyone: Cultivating Wisdom
Gardening Shortcuts Jenny Hendy 14 5 2012 Gardening Shortcuts
Gardening Vertically: 24 Ideas for Creating Your own Green Walls Noeémie Vialard with Meéline Vialard 14 3 2012 Gardening Vertically: 24 Ideas for Creating Your own Green Walls
Gardening with a Wild Heart: Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home Judith Larner Lowry. 2 3 1999 Gardening with a Wild Heart:  Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home
Gardening with Conifers Adrian Bloom 4 6 2002 Gardening with Conifers
Gardening with Peter Dowdall: The Importance of the Natural World Peter Dowdall 13 1 2010 Gardening with Peter Dowdall: The Importance of the Natural World
Gardening with Soul: Healing the Earth and Ourselves with Feng Shui and Environmental Awareness Gaylah Balter 5 4 2003 Gardening with Soul: Healing the Earth and Ourselves with Feng Shui and Environm
Gardens Across America. Volume 1: East of the Mississippi Thomas S. Spencer and John J. Russell 8 2 2005 Gardens Across America. Volume 1: East of the Mississippi
Gardens and Imagination: Cultural History and Agency Michel Conan (editor) 11 1 2008 Gardens and Imagination: Cultural History and Agency
Gardens and Swimming Pools 13 3 2010 Gardens and Swimming Pools
Gardens for a Beautiful America, 1875–1935: Photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnson Sam Watters 14 4 2012 Gardens for a Beautiful America, 1875–1935: Photographs by Frances Benjamin John
Gardens for the Future: Gestures Against the Wild Guy Cooper and Gordon Taylor 3 2 2000 Gardens for the Future: Gestures Against the Wild
Gardens in Perpetual Bloom: Botanical Illustration in Europe and America 1600–1850 Nancy Keeler 12 3 2009 Gardens in Perpetual Bloom:  Botanical Illustration in Europe and America 1600–1
Gardens in the Spirit of the Place Page Dickey 8 3 2005 Gardens in the Spirit of the Place
Gardens of Eden: Among the World’s Most Beautiful Gardens Holly Forsyth 12 5 2009 Gardens of Eden: Among the World’s Most Beautiful Gardens
Gardens of New Spain: How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Changed America William W. Dunmire 7 1 2004 Gardens of New Spain: How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Changed America
Gardens of Santa Fe Anne Hillerman 12 4 2010 Gardens of Santa Fe
Gardens of Santa Fe Anne Hillerman 12 4 2010 Gardens of Santa Fe
Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement Judith B. Tankard 8 3 2004 Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement
Gardens of the French Riviera Louisa Jones 5 5 2002 Gardens of the French Riviera
Gardens of the National Trust Stephen Lacey 1 3 1996 Gardens of the National Trust
Gardens of the World: The Great Traditions Rory Stuart 13 3 2010 Gardens of the World: The Great Traditions
Gardens Through Time: 200 Years of the English Garden Jane Owen and Diarmuid Gavin 7 4 2004 Gardens Through Time: 200 Years of the English Garden
Gardens, City Life and Culture: A World Tour Michel Conan and Chen Whangheng (editors) 10 4 2008 Gardens, City Life and Culture: A World Tour
Gardens, Landscape, and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain D. Fairchild Ruggles. 3 1 2000 Gardens, Landscape, and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain
Gardenwalks in the Mid-Atlantic States: Beautiful Gardens from New York to Washington, D.C. Marina Harrison and Lucy D. Rosenfeld 8 4 2005 Gardenwalks in the Mid-Atlantic States: Beautiful Gardens from New York to Washi
Garden’s Quintessence Jan Joris TuinArchitectuur (Landscape Architects) 15 1 2012 Garden’s Quintessence
Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 5: Epidendroideae (part two) Alec M. Pridgeon, Phillip J. Cribb, Mark W. Chase, and Finn N. Rasmussen (editors) 12 3 2009 Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 5: Epidendroideae (part two)
Gentianaceae: Systematics and Natural History Lena Struwe and Victor A. Albert (editors) 5 2 2002 Gentianaceae: Systematics and Natural History
Geology and Plant Life: The Effects of Landforms and Rock Types on Plants Arthur R. Kruckeberg 6 2 2002 Geology and Plant Life: The Effects of Landforms and Rock Types on Plants
Geranium Kasia Boddy 15 2 2013 Geranium
Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden from the Archives of Country Life Judith B. Tankard 13 6 2011 Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden from the Archives of Country Life
Getaway Guide to the Garden Route Brent Naudé-Moseley and Steve Moseley 13 3 2010 Getaway Guide to the Garden Route
Giant Book of Garden Solutions: 1,954 Natural Remedies to Handle your Toughest Garden Problems Jerry Baker 6 6 2003 Giant Book of Garden Solutions:  1,954 Natural Remedies to Handle your Toughest
Giant Perennials: Star Performers for the Garden Susan Berry 5 3 2003 Giant Perennials: Star Performers for the Garden
Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism Char Miller and Rebecca Staebler 8 1 2001 Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism
Gifts from a Southern Garden Laura C. Martin 3 5 2000 Gifts from a Southern Garden
Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot Peter Crane 15 2 2013 Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot
Glorious Indoor Gardens Michele Driscoll Alioto 5 1 2002 Glorious Indoor Gardens
Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed John Vaillant 8 4 2005 Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically (All You Need to Know About the Insects in Your Garden) Jessica Walliser 10 5 2008 Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically (
Good Gardens with Less Water Kevin Handreck 10 5 2008 Good Gardens with Less Water
Grandpa's Garden Shea Darian 2 2 1996 Grandpa's Garden
Grapes Glen L. Creasy and Leroy L. Creasy 11 4 2009 Grapes
Graphic Standards Field Guide to Softscape Leonard J. Hopper 14 2 2011 Graphic Standards Field Guide to Softscape
Grass: In Search of Human Habitat Joe C. Truett 12 1 2010 Grass: In Search of Human Habitat
Grasses & Grassland Ecology David J. Gibson 11 2 2008 Grasses & Grassland Ecology
Grasses: Choosing and Using These Ornamental Plants in the Garden Roger Grounds 8 2 2005 Grasses: Choosing and Using These Ornamental Plants in the Garden
Great Botanic Gardens of the World Sara Oldfield 10 4 2007 Great Botanic Gardens of the World
Great Edwardian Gardens of Harold Peto: From the Archives of Country Life Robin Whalley 10 1 2007 Great Edwardian Gardens of Harold Peto: From the Archives of Country Life
Great Gardens for Kids Claire Matthews 6 2 2002 Great Gardens for Kids
Great Gardens of America Tim Richardson 11 6 2009 Great Gardens of America
Great Gardens of China: History, Concepts, Techniques Xiaofeng Fang 13 1 2010 Great Gardens of China: History, Concepts, Techniques
Great Lakes Nature: An Outdoor Year. Mary Blocksma 6 5 2004 Great Lakes Nature: An Outdoor Year.
Great Landscape Evergreens Vincent A. Simeone 10 3 2008 Great Landscape Evergreens
Great Plains: American’s Lingering Wild Michael Forsberg 12 2 2009 Great Plains: American’s Lingering Wild
Great Public Squares: An Architect’s Selection Robert F. Gatje 12 4 2010 Great Public Squares: An Architect’s Selection
Green City: People, Nature, and Urban Places Mary Soderstrom 9 5 2006 Green City: People, Nature, and Urban Places
Green Desire: Imagining Early Modern English Gardens Rebecca Bushnell 6 2 2003 Green Desire: Imagining Early Modern English Gardens
Green Guide Families: The Complete Reference for Eco-friendly Parents Catherine Zandonella 12 2 2010 Green Guide Families:  The Complete Reference for Eco-friendly Parents
Green Harvest: A History of Organic Farming and Gardening in Australia Rebecca Jones 13 5 2010 Green Harvest: A History of Organic Farming and Gardening in Australia
Green Plants: Their Origin and Diversity Peter R. Bell and Alan R. Hemsley 3 6 2000 Green Plants: Their Origin and Diversity
Green Roof: A Case Study — Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates' Design for the Headquarters of the American Society of Landscape Architects Christian Werthmann 9 6 2007 Green Roof: A Case Study — Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates' Design for the He
Green Your Home: The Complete Guide to Making Your New or Existing Home Environmentally Healthy Jeanne Roberts 11 1 2008 Green Your Home: The Complete Guide to Making Your New or Existing Home Environm
Greenhorns: 50 Dispatches from the New Farmers’ Movement Zoë Ida Bradbury, Severine von Tscharner Fleming, and Paula Manalo (editors) 14 4 2012 Greenhorns: 50 Dispatches from the New Farmers’ Movement
Greenhouse Ecosystems G. Stanhill and H.Z. Enoch 2 3 1999 Greenhouse Ecosystems
Greening Cities, Growing Communities: Learning from Seattle’s Urban Community Gardens Jeffrey Hou, Julie M. Johnson, and Laura J. Lawson 11 6 2009 Greening Cities, Growing Communities: Learning from Seattle’s Urban Community Ga
Greening the Landscape: Strategies for Environmentally Sound Practice Adam Regn Arvidson 14 5 2012 Greening the Landscape: Strategies for Environmentally Sound Practice
Ground Cover: A Thousand Beautiful Plants for Difficult Places John Cushnie 2 6 2000 Ground Cover: A Thousand Beautiful Plants for Difficult Places
Grounding Knowledge: Environmental Philosophy, Epistemology, and Place Christopher J. Preston 6 3 2003 Grounding Knowledge: Environmental Philosophy, Epistemology, and Place
Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Places Gayla Trail 12 5 2010 Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Places
Grow It Again Elizabeth MacLeod 1 3 1999 Grow It Again
Grow Your own Flowers Helen Yemm 13 5 2011 Grow Your own Flowers
Grow Your own Fruit Carol Klein 13 5 2011 Grow Your own Fruit
Grow Your Own Vegetables Carol Klein 12 4 2010 Grow Your Own Vegetables
Grower Talks on Pest Control Rick Blanchette (editor) 4 2 2001
Growing a Garden City Jeremy N. Smith 13 2 2010 Growing a Garden City
Growing Bonsai Indoors Pat Lucke Morris and Sigrun Wolff Saphire, editors 11 2 2009 Growing Bonsai Indoors
Growing California Native Plants Marjorie G. Schmidt and Katherine L. Greenberg 14 4 2012 Growing California Native Plants
Growing Food in Small Gardens Barbara Segall 14 2 2011 Growing Food in Small Gardens
Growing Fruit Trees: Novel Concepts and Practices for Successful Care & Management Jean-Marie Lespinasse and Évelyne Leterme (editors) 13 6 2011 Growing Fruit Trees: Novel Concepts and Practices for Successful Care & Manageme
Growing Hardy Orchids Philip Seaton, Phillip Cribb, Margaret Ramsey, and John Haggar 14 3 2011 Growing Hardy Orchids
Growing Hawaii's Native Plants: A Simple Step–By–Step Approach for Every Species Kerin E. Lilleeng-Rosenberger 8 2 2005 Growing Hawaii's Native Plants:  A Simple Step–By–Step Approach for Every Specie
Growing Home: Stories of Ethnic Gardening Susan Davis Price 2 5 2000 Growing Home: Stories of Ethnic Gardening
Growing media for ornamental plants and turf Kevin Handreck and Neil Black 13 2 2010 Growing media for ornamental plants and turf
Growing Thoughts: A Garden in Andalusia Carlos March 14 5 2011 Growing Thoughts: A Garden in Andalusia
Growing Unusual Vegetables: Weird and Wonderful Edibles and How to Grow Them Simon Hickmott 8 6 2003 Growing Unusual Vegetables: Weird and Wonderful Edibles and How to Grow Them
Growing Windowsill Orchids Philip Seaton 13 1 2010 Growing Windowsill Orchids
Growing with the Seasons: A Sharing of Insights into the Creative Aspects of Organic Gardening Frank and Vicky Giannangelo 11 1 2008 Growing with the Seasons: A Sharing of Insights into the Creative Aspects of Org
Guide for Plant Appraisal Council of Tree & Landscape Appraisers 3 1 2000 Guide for Plant Appraisal
Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa Gideon F. Smith and Neil R. Crouch 12 1 2009 Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida Third Edition Richard P. Wunderlin and Bruce F. Hansen 14 1 2011 Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida Third Edition