10 Audiobooks to listen to while you pull weeds

“Socially Distant in Sunlight”

While many of us contemplate our own spectrum of introversion during this pandemic crisis. I would encourage you to go outside (weather permitting) and pull some weeds. Normally I wouldn’t encourage human-on-plant violence, but I hate grass (my personal weeds) and with all this brimming anxiety, pulling weeds is better than pulling hair. But what to do about those inner demons insipidly eking louder and louder? Drown them out, with some audiobooks. That’s what I do!

I love Audible, because I love listening to audiobooks while I garden. My pleasure comes from a lack of soundtracks, or excessively annoying background music. Audio books are like an eavesdropped conversation told by professional narrators who relish your divided attention. But most importantly, I like listening to audiobooks over music, while I garden, because I can still hear the birds and sound of my feet walking on gravel. It’s simply more relaxing.

So in an effort to keep you sane and relaxed, I have compiled 60 hours (-ish) of audiobooks that are garden-themed in order to keep you inspired while you pull weeds and contemplate how much TP your neighbors have stockpiled in their house.

1.

Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants Audiobook — Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
By Doug Tallamy
(6 hours and 40 minutes)

2.

Runctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World Audiobook — Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World
By Emma Marris
(7 hours and 15 minutes)

3.

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life Audiobook — I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
By Ed Yong
(9 hours and 52 minutes)

4.

Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science Audiobook — Buddhist Economics: An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science
By Clair Brown
(6 hours and 25 minutes)

5.

The Power of a Plant: A Teacher's Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools Audiobook — The Power of a Plant: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools
By Stephen Ritz and Suzie Boss
(8 hours and 46 minutes)

6.

Humankind: Solidarity with Nonhuman People Audiobook — Humankind: Solidarity with Nonhuman People
By Timothy Morton
(8 hours and 22 minutes)

7.

The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors Audiobook — The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors
By David George Haskell
(10 hours and 25 minutes)

8.

The Shepherd's Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape Audiobook — The Shepherd’s Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape
By James Rebanks
(7 hours and 34 minutes)

9.

Better than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management Audiobook — Better than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management
By Dominique Smith
(4 hours and 34 minutes)

10.

Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard Audiobook — Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard
By Doug Tallamy
(Pre-order, Releases May 19, 2020)

BONUS BOOK

Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues Audiobook — Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues
By Molly Harper
(3 hours and 3 minutes)
This one is a “beach-reading” short story, but it’s also free

This List’s Total Listening Time:

59.933 hours

(60 ish, but this doesn’t include the Nature’s Best Hope, because the audiobook is a pre-order at this time)