Books for Gardeners & Readers
If you’re not gardening, you could be reading about gardening. Luckily every year, we read and donate the best books available. In fact, we’ve been donating gardening and conservation books to the Belfast Free Library for more than two decades. In 2023, we broadened our efforts to include other Waldo County libraries. Suggestions for these titles came from members.
For Children:
My First Outdoor Garden by Phillippe Asseray
Let’s Get Gardening by DK
Ten Hungry Rabbits by Anita Lobel
Grow: A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them by Riz Reyes
Keeper of Wild Words by Brooke Smith
The World of Plants: An Illustrated Guide to the Wonders of the Wild by Michael Leach
The No Dig Gardening Book: Easy and Fun Family Gardening by Charles Dowding
For Adults:
Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming by Liz Carlisle
Garden of Your Dreams by Jenny Rose Carey
Thicker Than Water by Erica Cirino
Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future by Bartow J. Elmore
Native Plants for Your Maine Garden by Maureen Heffernan
Strawbale Gardens by Joel Karston
The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide: How to Combine Shape, Color, and Texture to Create the American Roots: Lessons and Inspiration from the Designers Reimagining Our Home Gardens by Nick McCullough and Allison McCullough
The Healthy Vegetable Garden by Sally Morgan
Plants are My Favorite People: A Relationship Guide for Plants and their Parents by Alessia Resta
The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees by Douglas W. Tallamy
Stockton Springs Community Library
The New Shade Garden: Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change, Ken Druse
Flower Flash by Monacelli, Lewis Miller
The American Horticultural Society: Propagating Plants, Alan Toogood, ed.
Searsmont Town Library in Memory of Sally Shure
The Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden, Uli Lomar, Native Plant Trust
Carver Memorial Library, Searsport
Deer Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast by Ruth Closen
A Maine Garden Almanac: Seasonal Wisdom for Making the Most of Your Garden Space by Martha Fenn King
The Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden, Uli Lomar, Native Plant Trust
For Children:
Nature’s Best Hope (Young Readers’ Edition) How You Can Save the World in Your Own Yard by Douglas Tallamy