Books

Nov 4, 20221 min

Interview with Melanie Campbell-Carter

Our very own Melanie Campbell-Carter was the subject of an insightful (and delightful) interview published by Shoutout Arizona on October...

Jun 16, 20224 min

Conserving Sara Lemmon’s Botanical Art Work—141 Years Later

By Wynne Brown Author, The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon’s Life of Science and Art, (University of Nebraska Press, 2021),...

Aug 8, 20192 min

“California Plants, A Guide Our Iconic Flora,” by Dr. Matt Ritter

by Janice Hoiberg Dr. Matt Ritter, author, botanist, and professor in the Biological Sciences Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo....

Feb 7, 20181 min

It’s #ColorOurCollections Week!

by Deborah Shaw This year, 162 participating institutions are sharing free coloring content. Download coloring books from all over the...

Jan 12, 20172 min

Arillyn Moran-Lawrence Illustration in Forthcoming Hawaiian Sugarcane Book

by Arillyn Moran-Lawrence, posted by Deb Shaw Website for “Ko; An Ethnobotanical Guide to Hawaiian Sugarcane Varieties,” by Noa Kekuewa...

Dec 12, 20162 min

Special Offer on “Plant: Exploring the Botanical World”

by Deb Shaw Many of our ASBA colleagues are featured in Plant: the artwork was selected by a panel of international experts including Dr....

Aug 21, 20163 min

A New Blue and some Resources about Color

by Deb Shaw A New Blue Blue pigment discovered at Professor Subramanian’s lab at Oregon Stste University. Photo from Oregon State...

Aug 21, 20162 min

“A Botanical Reader” by Jim Folsom is Back!

by Deb Shaw Not too long after Jim Folsom, published his free ebook, “A Botanical Reader for the Curious Gardener,” in February 2016, it...

May 13, 20162 min

Margaret Best in ‘The Florilegium,’ the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

by Margaret Best, posted by Deb Shaw BAGSC member Margaret Best has a painting in the newly released book ‘Florilegium’ to mark the...

Mar 5, 20163 min

A Botanical Reader by Jim Folsom, Now Available in iBooks