The Providential Gardener

Ocean Frontiers II: A New England Story for Sustaining the Sea ~ Film Screening on October 14, 2014

A special screening of the film, Ocean Frontiers II: A New England Story for Sustaining the Sea, is happening Tuesday, October 14, 2014, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., at the Coastal Institute’s auditorium on the University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus,... Read more →

Children, Outdoor Play, and Learning to See

If you'd like some perspective on children and outdoor play ~ a big-deal topic these days with its own legislation ("No Child Left Inside," a co-sponsor of which is RI's Senator Reed, and which today gets about 41 million hits... Read more →

Audubon Discusses "When the Rivers Run Dry"

If you follow What Grows On in Rhode Island, you know that the Audubon Society of Rhode Island holds two monthly book clubs ~ one in Smithfield, and the other in Bristol. Here is July Lewis's (ASRI Policy Assistant) report... Read more →

Providential Gardener Bookstore

The Providential Gardener Bookstore has selections recommended by Audubon Society of Rhode Island and garden clubs, as well as books about gardening & lawn care. It's an Amazon store, and there's always a link to it in the righthand sidebar.... Read more →

Announcing the Providential Gardener Book Store

The Providential Gardener or What Grows on In Rhode Island occasionally mention books, usually because a knowledgeable Rhode Islander has especially recommended them. The Audubon Society of Rhode Island's Book Club is one ongoing book-recommending source, but then I've found... Read more →

What Grows On in Rhode Island ~ Early October

Don't forget to check the press releases and announcements in What Grows On In Rhode Island. Recent posts include: 2nd Annual Software Shootout [for Landscape Professionals et al, Not NRA] ~ October 20, 2007 Audubon Environmental Book Club News ~... Read more →

Environmental Book Club's August & September Reading Lists

From July Lewis and The Audubon Society's Environmental Book Club: Last month's book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, provoked some very interesting discussion. This was the most poetic material we've read so far, and we discussed her recurring... Read more →

Environmental Book Club Meets July 17

From July Lewis, Audubon Society of Rhode Island: The next meeting of the Bristol Environmental Book Club will be this coming Tuesday, July 17, 2007, from 7-8:30 pm, at Audubon’s Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope Street (Rte 114), Bristol, RI.... Read more →