Volume 2, Issue 4

Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists show and sale 

The Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists present their 8th annual exhibit at the library through May 2, 2015. Artwork, prints, and cards will be for sale, with a portion of the sales benefiting the library. PNBA, a chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting public awareness of contemporary botanical art, to honoring its traditions, and to furthering its development. This year PNBA has invited members of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Northwest to join the exhibit. For more information about PNBA and the Guild, please visit www.pnba-artists.com and www.gnsinw.org.

One Each © Margaret Trent

Propagation resources featured

Visit the display area near our north windows to browse a wealth of propagation books. You'll find hands-on guides like Henry Kock's Growing Trees from Seed alongside thought-provoking investigations such as Amy Stewart's Flower Confidential, an in-depth look at the ways cut flowers are propagated, grown, and sold around the world. These are resources worth borrowing!

Recommended: The Manual of Plant Grafting by Peter T. MacDonald

The Manual of Plant Grafting is an excellent new handbook for all aspects of this important propagation technique. Subjects include the history and uses of grafting, methods for producing rootstock and scions, best timing practices, and the pros and cons of bench or field grafting.  Learn how to graft vegetables for better crops. For fun, try your gloved hand at creating fanciful cactus combinations!

Call for posters: student poster exhibit opens May 8

Professors, here is an opportunity for your students to share their latest research with the general public. Students in Environmental Science and Resource Management or Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture are invited to create a 14 x 14 inch mini-poster in .pdf format to display at the Miller Library May 8 though June 13. Send your poster to us (hortlib@uw.edu) by May 1 to participate. Don't miss the opening night party Friday, May 8, from 5 to 7 pm.

New to the Library March 2015