Review by Karen Vanderwall Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake Fungi are their own kingdom, the highest category in the classification system for all living things on Earth. There are only 6 kingdoms: animals, plants, fungi, and three that are mostly single-celled organisms. Taking […] Continue reading "Book Review: Entangled Life"
Review by Lani Rush How many stars can you see in your garden? Have you ever sat outside at dusk to watch night blooming flowers? These are just some of the questions on my mind for our members after finishing Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh […] Continue reading "Book Review: Night Magic"
Review by Karen Vanderwall Written by Doug Tallamy in 2001, The Nature of Oaks–his homage to oaks (genus Quercus)–is a pleasure to read from cover to cover. Although I had known of the book, I assumed the book would not be very relevant to me as I now live and garden in an area where […] Continue reading "Book Review: The Nature of Oaks"
Review by Richard Phillips Author Zoe Schlanger is a well-known writer for The Atlantic who got burned out reporting on climate change issues. She found that she could use her love of plants as a basis to report on the evolving science of plant intelligence, though she finds that plant scientists are generally averse to […] Continue reading "Book Review: The Light Eaters"
Book Review The American Chestnut: An Environmental History (University of Georgia Press, 2021), by Donald Edward Davis, PhD By Jonathan Sciarcon, Ph.D. Although American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) is not native to Colorado, Donald Edward Davis’ recent book, The American Chestnut: An Environmental History, holds lessons for those of us who care about the role native […] Continue reading "The American Chestnut: An Environmental History"
Review by Kristine Johnson I had the privilege of hearing a conversation between beloved author and Indigenous scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer and renowned Colorado poet Camille Dungy about Kimmerer’s new book, The Serviceberry, at a reading in Boulder in December. I have been thinking about the book ever since, thrusting my copy onto others to […] Continue reading "Book Review: The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World"
Review by Pam Sherman Our native plant gardens are more than habitat for insects, birds and mammals. They are also calming and nurturing spaces for humans. As we grow in our understanding of native garden design, it is inevitable that we will move toward habitat that considers the five elements in harmony with the human […] Continue reading "Book Review: Zen Garden Design Concepts for Native Gardens"
Review by Pam Sherman Brad Lancaster lives in a city which gets 11 inches of rain a year. Tucson AZ is one water-stressed city in the desert, getting its city water from the Colorado River 300 miles away. He writes: “we’d typically have more free local water than we need if we’d consciously harvest it, […] Continue reading "Book Review: Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster"
The Crevice Garden:How to make the perfect home for plants from rocky placesBy Kenton Seth and Paul Spriggs This gardening book is a great fit for Wild Ones Front Range Chapter–as well asgardeners elsewhere in the state and even the world. The authors hail from Fruita,Colorado and British Columbia; they have studied crevice gardening with […] Continue reading "Book Review: The Crevice Garden"