Gardening
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL: THE WARM AND JOYFUL MEMOIRS OF THE WORLD'S MOST BELOVED ANIMAL DOCTOR
Written by Herriot, James
A tie-in to the PBS Masterpiece series and Christmas special.
TOKACHI MILLENNIUM FOREST: PIONEERING A NEW WAY OF GARDENING WITH NATURE
Written by Shintani, Midori
Dan Pearson and Midori Shintani's inspiring work at the Tokachi Millennium Forest is a game-changer for gardeners and for all who wish to reconnect with the land and wildlife that surround them. It embodies a new strand of naturalistic gardening that relates closely to the immediate context while bringing together the culture, aesthetics and horticultural practices of East and West.
ELOQUENCE OF THE SARDINE: EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTERS BENEATH THE SEA
Written by François, Bill
If we were able to listen under water, what would we hear? What would we learn?
OWLS OF THE EASTERN ICE: A QUEST TO FIND AND SAVE THE WORLD'S LARGEST OWL
Written by Slaght, Jonathan C
A New York Times Notable Book of 2020Longlisted for the National Book Award
COMPLETE GARDENER: A PRACTICAL, IMAGINATIVE GUIDE TO EVERY ASPECT OF GARDENING
Written by Don, Monty
Even great gardeners like Monty Don are always learning and always experimenting. This extensively revised new edition of his Complete Gardener, first published in 2003, brings you right up-to-date on how Monty gardens today - and his recommendations for you.
ART OF PATIENCE: SEEKING THE SNOW LEOPARD IN TIBET
Written by Tesson, Sylvain
A journey in search of one of the most elusive creatures on the planet Adventurer Sylvain Tesson has led a restless life, riding across Central Asia on horseback, freeclimbing the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame, and traversing the Himalayas by foot.
ISLANDS OF ABANDONMENT: NATURE REBOUNDING IN THE POST-HUMAN LANDSCAPE
Written by Flyn, Cal
A beautiful, lyrical exploration of the places where nature is flourishing in our absence Some of the only truly feral cattle in the world wander a long-abandoned island off the northernmost tip of Scotland. A variety of wildlife not seen in many lifetimes has rebounded on the irradiated grounds of Chernobyl.
PLANTS OF THE QUR'AN: HISTORY & CULTURE
Written by Ghazanfar, Shahina A
Plants of the Qur-an is the first book to examine the flora mentioned in this major religious text, illustrated with fifty vivid new paintings. The Qur'an is one of the world's foundational religious texts, a source of wisdom and spiritual guidance to the 1.8 billion adherents of Islam worldwide.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE: A ROYAL GARDEN
Written by Masset, Claire
The royal garden of Buckingham Palace--a hidden oasis in the center of London--has been shaped by the tastes and skills of numerous monarchs and gardeners over the centuries. Today the garden plays a key part in the busy calendar of royal events, including the much-loved tradition of The Queen's Garden Party.
ROOTS TO SEEDS: 400 YEARS OF OXFORD BOTANY
Written by Harris, Stephen A
Since 1621 and the foundation of the Oxford Botanic Garden, Oxford has been home to an outstanding collection of plant specimens, botanical illustrations, and rare books on plant classification, collecting, and plant biology. These archives, and the living plants in the Botanic Garden, are integral to the study of botany at the University.
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