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Look Twice: 15 Plants to Notice at Lake McConaughy

by Kathy Keeler

WhatIf? Publishing, Loveland CO 2018

Lake McConaughy in western Nebraska sits at the intersection of three plant communities so that plant books written for eastern Nebraska or Denver do not fit. Not a plant identification manual, this book entertains with stories of the common plants–folklore, botany, historical uses. Great beach reading. Available on Amazon, WhatIf? Publishing and from me.

NoCo Notables: 15 Wild Northern Colorado Plants Worth Knowing

by Kathy Keeler WhatIf? Publishing, Loveland, CO 2017

Most plant books only give you the plant’s name. This book provides stories of common and conspicuous wild plants: botany, folklore, traditional uses. Enliven your walks and hikes with plant stories. Available from Amazon, the publisher and from me.

Curious Stories of Familiar Plants from Around the World

by Kathy Keeler A Wandering Botanist, Publisher. Loveland CO 2016

The plants we see every day have come from all over the world. Peonies and bananas from Asia, chocolate and vanilla from tropical America, watermelon from Africa, each with fascinating stories of their uses, folklore and travels. Read these and other stories of plants that are part of our daily life. More information.

Curious Stories of Familiar Garden Plants

by Kathy Keeler. A Wandering Botanist, Publisher. 2016

The Supreme Court ruled tomatoes are vegetables; onions were sacred in ancient Egypt; snowdrops herald spring but folklore made it bad luck to pick them…read these and other curious tales of ordinary plants. More information

TWO BOOKS ON CHINA

A Wandering Botanist in Northern China

by Kathy Keeler Blurb Inc., Publisher 2015

China is diverse! This picture book contrasts the sights of Beijing and the Great Wall, Dunhuang on the Gobi Desert, the ancient capital Xi’an, and Chengdu with emphasis on plants.

A Wandering Botanist in Southern China

by Kathy Keeler Blurb Inc., Publisher 2015

China is too big for one paperback! This  book, companion to A Wandering Botanist in Northern China contrasts the sights of Shanghai, the gardens of Suzhou, West Lake in Hangzhou, the water towns on the Grand Canal, the rice terraces and karst hills near Guilin, and Lijiang and Dali in Yunnan with emphasis on plants.

A Wandering Botanist in Southern China

|To order, click on the Blurb icon. $24.99

A Walk in Montserrat

by Kathy Keeler Blurb Inc., Publisher 2014 A photographic look at the famous site in eastern Spain.

Autumn in Kyoto

by Kathy Keeler. Blurb, Inc., Publisher 2014

A photographic look at beautiful Kyoto, Japan.

Autumn in Kyoto

by Kathy Keeler.