Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries

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One of the teams counting Volusia County endemic pawpaws during the annual Rugel’s Roundup

Janet Evans, of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, gave a presentation this morning entitled, Cultivating Community Garden Histories: a community memory project--great way to start day 3 of our CBHL annual meeting hosted virtually by Fort Worth Botanic Garden #cbhl2023

Alejandra Vasco presented on the exhibit, Dornith Doherty: Illuminations: Past, Present, and Future of Fern Research at BRIT/FTBG at the annual meeting #cbhl2023

Thank you to our #cbhl2023 sponsor Preservica -digital preservation for a great presentation on their product at today's annual meeting

Thank you to our #cbhl2023 sponsor From the page fromthepage.com for an informative presentation today at our annual meeting

@dbgphx We had a wonderful CBHL meeting at this garden and library in 2019 - unforgettable

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the Garden is so delightful! 🌵🌸🌺🌻🌼 Beat the heat with an early morning visit or during sunset. The Garden is open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. now through April 30. Beginning May 1, Garden will open 7 a.m. Tickets at dbg.org.

Hoya walliniana. It’s native to Borneo. Small flowers with mild sweet scent. Adorable!

Out now – @PeterWohlleben's The Power of #Trees: How Ancient #Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them nhbs.com/the-power-of-t… @greystonebooks sounds a warning against the dangers of tree planting while championing natural forest restoration @BSBIbotany @Botanical_ @ASPB @CBHLTweets

Now in stock – The Catskill Fossil Forest nhbs.com/the-catskill-f… A richly illustrated history of petrified trees and the world's oldest forest @PaleoSoc @palass @SVP_vertpaleo @BSBIbotany @Botanical_ @ASPB @CBHLTweets @arbortrarypod

In stock now – Wild Flowers of Coastal Andalucía: A Photographic Field Guide nhbs.com/wild-flowers-o… @BSBIbotany @Botanical_ @ASPB @CBHLTweets #flowers #wildflowers #botany

Out now in paperback: The Lost Rainforests of Britain nhbs.com/the-lost-rainf… @guyshrubsole's account of of a unique habitat most people do not even know we had on this island @WmCollinsBooks @HarperCollinsUK @BSBIbotany @CBHLTweets @ForestryEngland @ForestryComm @TheTreeCouncil

@BotGardensSA Love koalas and of course all the plants surrounding him or her - no plant blindness here

We spotted this adorable little guy trekking through Mount Lofty Botanic Garden trying to get a glimpse of the beautiful autumn colours before the weekend rush. 🐨 He didn't have much luck on his journey, but he still gave us a chance to snap this beautiful pic. 📸: Lisa Duffy

Tomorrow, May 1, is Lei Day in Hawaiʻi! These gifted garlands connect us deeply with plants, places, and each other. Learn how to make a ti leaf lei with Lei Wann in this instructional video. 💚🌺 youtu.be/Bi5pfnmcDUs

@todaysbird @birdcrazed6 I saw these amazing birds at Alcatraz island roosting 10 years ago and have not forgotten it.

Snowy egret. (Photo courtesy of @Birdcrazed6) #BirdTwitter #WillCountyWildlife #NaturePhotography

Just Published: Field Guide to the Seashores of South-Eastern Australia features colour photos and descriptions for ~240 species of plants and animals found on rocky, sandy and muddy seashores from Port Lincoln SA to the Hawkesbury River NSW, and Tasmania. publish.csiro.au/book/8030/

May is Botanic Gardens Month, when we celebrate & appreciate the work that botanic gardens and arboreta do in conserving & protecting our plants for the future. Find your nearest garden or arboretum at ow.ly/L2bs50NMt08 #BotanicGardensDay #PlantChallenge #LoveSeasol

Our 55th annual meeting in at Fort Worth Botanical Gardens and Botanical Research of Texas has gone virtual--hope to see many CBHL members virtually beginning May 2, 2023. Tweet at #cbhl2023

Wondering where the monarchs are this year? I have them. All of them.

New York friends ... I'm doing a talk on "Magnificent Rebels" ... it's free, just register.