The Brother Gardeners

Written by Andrea Wulf

Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $35.00

This is the fascinating story of a small group of eighteenth-century naturalists who made Britain a nation of gardeners and the epicenter of horticultural and botanical expertise. It’s the story of a garden revolution that began in America.

In 1733, the American farmer John Bartram dispatched two boxes of plants and seeds... Read more >

The Tree
A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter
Written by Colin Tudge

Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: October 3, 2006
Price: $15.95

There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field.

From the tallest to the smallest... Read more >

Eat More Dirt
Diverting and Instructive Tips for Growing and Tending an Organic Garden
Written by Ellen Sandbeck

Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $15.00

A witty, whimsical gardening primer for anyone who wants to tend their patch of earth with a truly green thumb.

A garden can either bring you bliss or drive you insane, but organic landscape gardener Ellen Sandbeck has spent a lifetime discovering creative, effective techniques for growing and tending a garden with... Read more >

The Botany of Desire
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Written by Michael Pollan

Format: eBook
On Sale: June 12, 2001
Price: $16.00

In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant — thought this time the obsessions revolves around... Read more >