On the cusp between science and wishful thinking. We're skeptical, but willing to consider that we have a lot to learn from and about other creatures on this planet, including plants. Mushrooms, herbalism, indigenous practices, gardening, and other channels for knowledge can be included here.
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message 1: by Yilaine (new)

Yilaine The fungi books should be a different list ;) .


message 2: by Kirk (last edited Nov 14, 2020 03:21PM) (new)

Kirk Yilaine wrote: "The fungi books should be a different list ;) ."

Yes, it's true that fungi are not 'plants.' In common parlance, they do get lumped in with plants — those living things which don't move around, that we share the planet with...


message 3: by Emil (new)

Emil I'm not sure most of these books are "woo-woo", which specifically refers to beliefs without scientific basis. I had more to say about that, but then I saw the Lorax on here, and I think that confused me more than anything...


message 4: by Kirk (last edited Nov 18, 2025 08:16PM) (new)

Kirk Emil wrote: "I'm not sure most of these books are ‘woo-woo’, which specifically refers to beliefs without scientific basis. …"

Yes, true (in my opinion), but I have heard conventional horticulturalist-type folks, who talk about "science-based," calling a lot of the above ideas and books "woo-woo." If there's a spectrum between strict, peer-reviewed, lab-confirmed, and journal-cited science at one end and the really outrageous stuff at the other end, this list covers much of that range. And yes it also includes literature such as by Dr Seuss and C.D. Wright.

Then there's the fact that this is a GoodReads list and anyone can add and rank books here, so we're getting the collective wisdom in a broader sense. The idea is to create a space for musing about the many ways we learn by living in a world that includes plants.


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