Volume 3, Issue 1 Bark! And much more... Photography by Al Dodson In the library through February 12
Al Dodson, whose family has called the Northwest home for three generations, brings the textures and colors of tree bark into sharp focus for his latest show. His aim? To give viewers a personal look at plants, "photographing their more subtle and elusive qualities and
bringing them to light so that the more casual observer might appreciate them." The exhibit also includes a sampling of his landscapes and native plant portaits. See a gallery of Al's work at his website, aldodson.com.
Welcome to the Miller Library's Parent/Teacher Resource Collection
You’ll find the best resources for community,
family and school projects here. Anyone who lives in Washington can borrow
curriculum materials, design manuals, garden guides, and much more. We are
actively developing this collection, which grows from a 2007 Northwest
Horticultural Society grant. Topics include:
• Outdoor education incorporating music, art, math, literature, and more • School
garden funding, design, and use
• Vegetable gardening with
kids
• Environmental science teaching, preschool through high school • Plant selection for play
areas
• Ecology, restoration,
wetlands, forests
• Seeds, plant parts, botany
• Weather and climate
• Wildlife gardens
• Family gardens
• Native plants
Donate new and gently used gardening books for the Garden Lovers' Book Sale
The eleventh annual Elisabeth
C. Miller Library Garden Lovers’ Book Sale is on the horizon, the first weekend
in April. Mark your calendars and come join the fun! The festivities
begin on Friday, April 1, with an opening party from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets will go on sale soon. The party includes delicious refreshments, a silent
auction
of especially interesting items, and the largest selection of titles for sale.
The
following day, Saturday, April 2, the book sale runs from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. It’s
free and open to the public, with all sales to benefit the Miller Library.
The success of this fundraising event depends on donations of
your new or gently used horticulture, garden design, urban agriculture and ecology books. Drop off
books Monday through Saturday at the Miller
Library. For more information about
making a book donation, contact
the Library at 206-543-0415 or hortlib@uw.edu.
New to the Library December 2015
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