I discovered May is National Miniature Garden Month. There is something about small things that gives me great joy, and this includes gardens. A small garden may be a necessity if space is limited, but small can be abundant in all spaces, in my opinion.
The library has a not-so-small collection of books about miniature gardens. Terrariums, fairy gardens, dish gardens—this week’s reading list encourages you to create a variety of wee-sized gardens brimming with beauty. In case your gardening capacity falls somewhere between miniature and small, I also recommend using the search terms “small gardens” when looking for titles in the library’s catalog.
Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart. — Winnie the Pooh
- 50 Simple Indoor Miniature Gardens: Decorating Your Home with Indoor Plants by Catherine Delvaux.
- Fairy Gardening 101: How to Design, Plant, Grow, and Create Over 25 Miniature Gardens by Fiona McDonald.
- Infinite Succulent: Miniature Living Art to Keep or Share by Rachael Cohen.
- Miniature Gardens: Design and Create Miniature Fairy Gardens, Dish Gardens, Terrariums and More—Indoors and Out by Katie Elzer-Peters.
- Small Summer Gardens: 35 Bright and Beautiful Gardening Projects to Bring Color and Scent to Your Garden by Emma Hardy.
- Terrarium: 33 Glass Gardens to Make Your Own by Anna Bauer and Noam Levy.
New at the Library
Fiction
- 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates.
- The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin Chong.
- The One by Julia Argy.
Nonfiction
- The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos by Jaime Green.
- Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson by Rebecca Boggs Roberts.
- You and Your Adult Child: How to Grow Together in Challenging Times by Laurence D. Steinberg.
Children
- Big Tree written and illustrated by Brian Selznick.
- Cloud Babies written by Eoin Colfer, illustrated by Chris Judge.
- Hush, Little Rocket written by Mo O’Hara, illustrated by Alexandra Cook.
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries collection. Find more in our catalog, or call 360-906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
Jan Johnston, Collection Manager
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org.
