Volume 3, Issue 4
Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists
new exhibit April 1 through May 7th

Do you marvel at the the fanciful petals of a fuchsia flower or the stark beauty of rose hips in winter? If so, come and enjoy an exhibit of botanical art by the Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists. Framed work, prints and cards will be for sale throughout the month, with a portion of all sales benefiting the Library.

The PNBA group is a chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting public awareness of contemporary botanical art, to honoring its traditions and to furthering its development.

Hummingbird image by Margaret Trent.

Backyard Roots by Lori Eanes

An excerpt from Brian Thompson's full review, originally published in the Winter 2014 Arboretum Bulletin

Backyard Roots is a collection of vignettes about urban dwellers motivated to have a closer connection to their food and their communities. There are many ways to do this, and the strength of this book is its breadth of inspiring ideas that have already been realized. Making it even better, the individuals and families profiled all live on the West Coast, from British Columbia to northern California. ...

While some of the topics, such as raising ducks or goats, are addressed in detail in other books, there are several more adventuresome projects. These include raising tilapia in an aquaponic garden and grafting food fruits onto ornamental street trees, guerrilla style. I gave a copy as a Christmas gift and I recommend it highly, especially to anyone with the spirit and resourcefulness of a homesteader.

Thank you all for your support during our annual book sale! Now that the sale day has passed, there are still some great books remaining, and we would love to share them with you. Many items are free, others drastically discounted, and they are available for a limited time only--through Wednesday, April 6--in the library Program Room.

Shop today for the best selection!

New to the Library March 2016