


If you are a lifelong gardener and/or maker of creative things, there is much to devour in those pages.Īround that time, there were also a lot of rumors about bad business dealings or partners will bad intentions (trying to take advantage of her), and, what fans hoped would become a longer series, eventually came to a halt. For two of the books, the combination of Tasha’s lifestyle, Richard Brown‘s gorgeous photography, and the writing of Tovah Martin, (who is still a favorite garden writer and houseplant fanatic), was perfection. In the early 1990s, several books were published featured the gardens, life, and handwork of Tasha Tudor and they were a huge source of inspiration for me.
I think too, because her Vermont growing zone was similar to my own in Canada, I loved seeing familiar flowering plants like my mother’s peonies growing in such abundance. I just knew I had to have my own garden one day. I cannot share images here because of copyright protections, but you can certainly see them online or at a local library. I never cared much for the stories, but, even as a child, I would examine any gardens depicted intently. My first encounter with Tasha Tudor’s garden, or, more accurately, her love of gardens, was through her children’s book illustrations.
