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Thomas Rainer, co-author of "Planting in a Post-Wild World," says the book "is really about how plants fit together in the wild, and how we can use that to influence our design and plantings."

Gardening in a ‘post-wild’ world: Book plants ideas for a new approach

May 30, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, two leading voices in ecological landscape design, have been keeping watch on the natural world — from two different continents, North America and Europe —...

"The Grammar of God" by Aviya Kushner, "Accidental Saints" by Nadia Bolz-Weber, and "Rywka's Diary" by Rywka Lipszyc, edited by Anita Friedman, are three spiritual books to check out.

Spiritual book roundup: ‘The Grammar of God’

May 9, 2019 at 5:44 p.m.

The Grammar of God by Aviya Kushner, Spiegel & Grau, 272 pages, $27 The highest praise for a book, perhaps, is tucking it into a slot on your bookshelf where...

How to make a garden fountain

June 16, 2018 at 7:35 a.m.

No pond? No problem. Maybe it was a rushing waterfall you had constructed in your head. Something to give Niagara a run for its money. Or maybe something soothing was...

"Map: Collected and Last Poems" by Wislawa Szymborska, "Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality" by Pope Francis, and "Letters From the Farm" by Becca Stevens are three new spiritual releases of note.

Spiritual roundup: ‘Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality’ by Pope Francis, more

May 9, 2019 at 5:39 p.m.

Encyclical on Climate Change & Inequality by Pope Francis, Melville House, 167 pages, $14.95 Naomi Oreskes, professor of the history of science at Harvard University, begins her introduction to this...

Three books on spiritual themes to check out are "The Road to Character" by David Brooks, "Consolations" by David Whyte, and "Waking Up to the Dark" by Clark Strand.

Spirituality roundup: ‘The Road to Character’ by David Brooks, more

May 9, 2019 at 5:32 p.m.

The Road to Character by David Brooks, Random House, 301 pages, $28 He might be found on the op-ed pages of The New York Times, but David Brooks just as...

Mounds of boxwood in the courtyard at Pond Ridge. Boxwood can bring backbone to a garden. Since it can take heavy shade, it's smart for city gardens, says landscape designer Marisa Gora of Kemora Landscapes, who specializes in urban plots.

Lake Forest garden cultivates serenity and simplicity

May 23, 2019 at 8:46 a.m.

As soon as you peek beyond the great red-brick wall and hand-carved gates that once served as the main entrance to the country house in Lake Forest, a not-so-humble Tudor...

Spiritual book roundup: ‘Walking With Jesus,’ and more

May 9, 2019 at 5:27 p.m.

Walking With Jesus: A Way Forward for the Church by Pope Francis, foreword by Archbishop Blase J. Cupich, Loyola Press, 160 pages, $16.95 Given that he's the spiritual leader of...

Spiritual roundup: ‘Between the Dark and the Daylight,’ more

May 9, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

Between the Dark and the Daylight by Joan Chittister, Image, 173 pages, $20 As a believer that there is much wisdom to be mined at the margins, those in-between spaces...

Spiritual roundup: ‘The Norton Anthology of World Religions,’ more

May 9, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

The Norton Anthology of World Religions, Vols. 1 and 2, edited by Jack Miles, Wendy Doniger, Donald S. Lopez Jr., James Robson, David Biale, Lawrence S. Cunningham, Jane Dammen McAuliffe,...

Roundup: Books for the soul

May 9, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.

Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace by Anne Lamott, Riverhead, 287 pages, $22.95 Anne Lamott is practically a household word in the peeling-back-the-soul department. She's utterly disarming. She's hysterically...

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