May 2025 Leaflet for Scholars ~ Elisabeth C. Miller Library, UW Botanic Gardens

Leaflet for Scholars from the Elisabeth C. Miller Library

Volume 12, Issue 5 | May 2025

Small Paintings on Wood by Juliet Shen

The Miller Library welcomes Juliet Shen with new paintings on wood. From the artist's statement:

To paint is to enter a safe space in my head where anxiety, anger and despair cannot take root. I study Nature because I find there a blueprint for living morally and enduring. I hope my paintings bring these values into the homes where they hang. I've tried to keep these small paintings spontaneous and colorful, working directly on wood panels with brushes and ink. While they have recognizable elements, they are also interpretive and abstracted.

Painting on wood depicting stump and forest

The exhibit is open during library hours. Meet the artist in the library for an opening reception on Saturday, May 3, from 12-2 pm.

Miller Library Greatest of All Time: most-borrowed items since 2012

a collage of 10 book covers about gardening and plants

What do Miller Library borrowers read year after year? To find out, we generated a list of the most popular items since our borrowing system came online in 2012. As in past years, many of your favorite books are locally produced and about topics of special interest here in the Pacific Northwest, including books on native plants, ferns, tree identification, and local wildlife. In fact, 8 out of 10 titles are from our Pacific Northwest Connections Collections, and the other two are on rain gardens and dry shade gardening, both important topics locally. Here are Miller Library borrowers' favorites:

Rain Gardens

Northwest Native Plants display during Spring quarter

a collage of book covers on native plants

This quarter the Miller Library celebrates the plants native to our region. We are featuring relevant books, peer-reviewed journals, and theses in our Student and Faculty display area near the armchairs in the corner.

We offer native plant garden guides, works on wetland plants, propagation handbooks, recent theses, wildflower guides, peer-reviewed journals and much more. Visitors are encouraged to browse, using or borrowing items directly from the display, and to ask questions. Our experienced staff can guide your research and help you get the most from your library time. We also welcome class tours of the library. Just email us at hortlib@uw.edu to schedule a tour.