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Botany Book Club

What is better than books and botany? Each month, read a book with The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden! Check out the monthly selections below & remember to read local, shop local, & support local! REGISTER HERE. P.s. you can still find previous year's selections too!

  • January - The Serviceberry - 27 Jan
  • February - This Poison Heart - 24 Feb
  • March - The Overstory - 31 Mar
  • April - Devotions - 28 Apr
  • May - Dispersals - 19 May
  • June - Flowers and Foul Play - 30 Jun
  • July - The Garden of Evening Mists - 28 Jul
  • August - Soil & Spirit - 25 Aug
  • September - What We Sow - 29 Sep
  • October - Weyward - 27 Oct
  • November - Semoisis - 17 Nov
  • December - You Are Here - 29 Dec

The Serviceberry

Kimmerer, Robin Wall
$20.00 - $20.00
$20.00
$20.00 - $20.00
$20.00

Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision fo...

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$20.00 - $20.00
$20.00
$20.00 - $20.00
$20.00

Soil and Spirit

Chaskey, Scott
$18.00 - $18.00
$18.00
$18.00 - $18.00
$18.00

Cultivation and Kinship in the Web of Life As a farmer with decades spent working in fields, Scott Chaskey has been shaped by daily attention to th...

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$18.00 - $18.00
$18.00
$18.00 - $18.00
$18.00

What We Sow

Jewell, Jennifer
$30.00 - $30.00
$30.00
$30.00 - $30.00
$30.00

On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds An insightful, personal, and timely exploration into the wonderful world of seeds. ...

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$30.00 - $30.00
$30.00
$30.00 - $30.00
$30.00

Gardening Can Be Murder

McDowell, Marta
$29.00 - $29.00
$29.00
$29.00 - $29.00
$29.00

How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers This fun, engrossing book takes a look at the surprising in...

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$29.00 - $29.00
$29.00
$29.00 - $29.00
$29.00

Braiding Sweetgrass

Kimmerer, Robin Wall
$17.99 - $35.00
$17.99 - $35.00
$17.99 - $35.00
$17.99

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature ...

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$17.99 - $35.00
$17.99 - $35.00
$17.99 - $35.00
$17.99

Orchid Fever

Hansen, Eric
$16.00 - $16.00
$16.00
$16.00 - $16.00
$16.00

A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy The acclaimed author of Motoring with Mohammed brings us a compelling adventure into the remarkable ...

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$16.00 - $16.00
$16.00
$16.00 - $16.00
$16.00