May’s Library Chat discusses the topic of gardening and the books and a podcast that help us to enjoy are gardens, flowers, yards and more. This episode we invited a special guest, library patron, and Master Gardner Roger Erpelding, to share his knowledge with us. We also discuss an episode from the podcast Let’s Argue about Plants brought to you by the editors of Fine Gardening. Episode 84 titled Underappreciated Plants for Spring discusses those plants that maybe are overlooked when we are planting.
Library Chat: May 2021 Book List
Animal, vegetable, miracle: a year of food life DB64800 by Barbara Kingsolver
The beginner’s guide to starting a garden: 326 fast, easy, affordable ways to transform your yard one project at a time DB87665 by Sally Roth
Climate-wise landscaping: practical actions for a sustainable future DB91615 by Sue Reed and Ginny Stibolt
Container gardener’s handbook: pots, techniques, and projects to transform any space DB96682 by Frances Tophill
Food lover’s garden: growing, cooking, and eating well DB88596 by Jenni Blackmore
Grow your own herbs: the 40 best culinary varieties for home gardens DB95988 by Susan Belsinger and Arthur O. Tucker
Grow: stories from the Urban Food Movement DBC03274 by Stephen Grace
Kitchen garden revival: a modern guide to creating a stylish small-scale, low-maintenance edible garden DB101179 by Nicole Burker
Roots, shoots, buckets & boots: gardening together with children DB78475 by Sharon Lovejoy
A way to garden: a hands-on primer for every season DB99339 by Margaret Roach
The bee-friendly garden: design an abundant, flower-filled yard that nurtures bees and supports biodiversity DB96127 by Kate Frey and Gretchen LeBuhn
Fiction books about gardens, but not gardening how-tos
The secret garden DB23638 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The language of flowers: a novel DB74148 by Vanessa Diffenbaugh