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
When Trees Testify
Montgomery, Beronda L.THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 20 JANUARY 2026. Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy H...
View full detailsBrave the Wild River
Sevigny, Melissa L.Winner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography - Finalist for the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir/Biography - A Booklis...
View full detailsGardening Can Be Murder
McDowell, MartaHow Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers This fun, engrossing book takes a look at the surprising in...
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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