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Easy Gardens
for the South
Hope Long, Director of Library
by Harvey Cotton,
Pamela Crawford,
Barbara Pleasant
All I can say is WOW; this
is my new favorite book. It
has everything a southern
gardener could possibly want
from a book including color
pictures and easy to read and
understand information. It
has something for all levels of
gardener, from the beginner
to the expert. I found the
information on each particular plant to be thorough
and informative with each heading having very detailed
information, characteristics, growing conditions,
planting and maintenance. They have also gone so far
as to include a key of symbols for each plant to let you
know if it; attracts butterflies, attracts hummingbirds,
attracts birds, is a southern native, lives on rainwater, is
deer resistant. I just cannot think of anything they left
out. Being a librarian, who has easy access to gardening
books, I don’t normally buy books but I must own this
book to keep at home as a reference. I think you will be
just as thrilled with this book as I am, so please come by
the library and check it out.
Li b r a r y Se r v i c e s
T h e Li b r a r y Bo o k Cl u b
The Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens is starting a
Gardening Book Club in Fall 2009. We read works of fiction or
non-fiction having to do with gardens, plants, or the land. Our
first book will be The $64 Tomato by William Alexander.
If you think you might be interested in participating please call
or email Hope Long 205.414.3931 or hlong@bbgardens.org.
W h a t ’ s Ne w
a t Th e Li b r a r y ?
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegetable Gardening / by Daria
Price Bowman
• Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for
Drought, Deluge & Everything in Between / by Helen Krauss
• Landscaping with Fruit: A homeowner's guide / by Lee Reich
• Plan Bee: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Hardest-
Working Creatures on the Planet
• The Family Kitchen Garden: How to plant, Grow, and Cook Together /
by Karen Liebreich
• Junk Beautiful: Outdoor Edition / by Sue Whitney
Visit the Gerlach Plant Information Center inside the
Garden Center during July & August for the exhibit
“Landscaping with Fruit Trees & Shrubs”
M a i n Li b r a r y Ar t Ga l l e r y | Ju l y /Au g u s t
So u t h e r n In s t i t u t e o f Ph o t o g r a p h y
St u d e n t a n d In s t ru c t o r s
In January 2009 The Gardens’ Education Department began the
Southern Institute of Photography, a new collaborative venture
between The Gardens and some of Birmingham’s finest photographers.
Students chose between 15 different types of photography
classes ranging from Basic to Infrared to Digital Printing. The students
attended a six week-long class where they learned all about
their particular subject. This show provides an opportunity for the
students to show what they learned during their time in class.
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