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!
2026 Titles:
- January - The Gardener's Plot - 26 Jan
- February - When Trees Testify - 23 Feb
- March - Everything the Light Touches - 30 Mar
- April - Leaning Toward Light - 27 Apr
- May - Send Flowers - 18 May
- June - Forest Euphoria - 29 Jun
- July - Witch of Wild Things - 27 Jul
- August - The Black Tulip - 31 Aug
- September - Wild Chocolate - 28 Sep
- October - The Bog Wife - 26 Oct
- November - Fresh Banana Leaves - 30 Nov
- December - In Winter's Kitchen - 28 Dec
Wild Chocolate
Jacobsen, RowanAcross the Americas in Search of Cacao's Soul 2025 JAMES BEARD AWARD FINALIST From James Beard Award-winner Rowan Jacobsen, the thrilling story of ...
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Dooley, BethGrowing Roots and Breaking Bread in the Northern Heartland Beth Dooley arrived in Minnesota from New Jersey with preconceptions about the Midwester...
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Pollan, MichaelA Plant's-Eye View of the World The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, Cooked ...
View full detailsTen Tomatoes That Changed the World
Alexander, WilliamNew York Times bestselling author William Alexander provides "an entertaining, broad-ranging history of the tomato" (Mark Pendergrast) in this fasc...
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