Happy Spring Equinox

Celebrate the Spring Equinox by reading a book from the library set in springtime, about gardening, or exploring the history and festivities of the season. And don't forget to check out our seed library. The first day of Spring is the perfect time to get planting!

Updated March 20, 2025
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Lake Oswego Public Library
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The sakura obsession the incredible story of the plant hunter who saved Japan's cherry blossoms
Abe, Naoko
Paper Book
'Sympathetic and engrossing... a portrait of great charm and sophistication' Guardian The irresistible story of Japanese cherry blossoms, threatened by political ideology and saved by an unknown Englishman Collingwood Ingram, known as 'Cherry' for his...
The magnolia palace : a novel
Davis, Fiona
Ebook
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City's most impressive Gilded Age mansions....
Peach blossom spring
Fu, Melissa
Paper Book
Spring rain a life lived in gardens
Hamer, Marc
Paper Book
In Tales of Spring Rain- A Memoir through Family Gardens, writer and professional gardener, Marc Hamer, considers age and contentment and how we reconcile our sense of ourselves as children with where we have ended up as adults. Alternate chapters follow him as a child and his current...
Bloomsbury girls
Jenner, Natalie
Paper Book
1950s London. Bloomsbury Books on Lamb's Conduit Street has resisted change for a hundred years, run by men and guided by the manager's unbreakable rules. But after the turmoil of war in Europe, the world is changing and the women in the shop have plans.The brilliant and stylish Vivien Lowry, still...
Beatrix Potter, a life in nature
Lear, Linda J.
Paper Book
Beatrix Potter was one of the 20th century's most beloved children's writers and illustrators. This biography reveals a strong, humorous and independent woman, whose art was timeless, and whose generosity left an indelible imprint on the countryside.
Life in the garden
Lively, Penelope
Paper Book
**A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week 2017** 'Rich and unusual, this is a book to treasure' Alex Preston, Observer Penelope Lively has always been a keen gardener. This book is partly a memoir of her own life in gardens: the large garden at home in Cairo...
Nature's best hope : a new approach to conservation that starts in your yard
Tallamy, Douglas W.
Ebook
From the New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Nature Home comes an urgent and heartfelt call for a new approach to conservation--one that starts in every backyard. Douglas W. Tallamy's first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands...

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