Resource person: library@vandusen.org

Description:

Any book(s) by Marta McDowell including:

Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired The Classic Children’s
Tales (2013)
The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes That Inspired the Little House
Books (2017)
Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet (2019)
Unearthing the Secret Garden: The Plants and Places That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett
(2019)
Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels and Grim Gardens Have
Inspired Mystery Writers (2023)

McDowell, an American writer whose personal motto is “I dig, therefore I am”, focuses on
writers who were not only keen observers of the natural world but also avid gardeners
themselves. Her books reveal how their passion for their own gardens and gardening not only
inspires and informs their writing as they each capture the “spirit of place”, but also establishes
the creative connection between gardening and the writing process.

More info & meeting details can be found here.

Available spots: Available

Price: $0.00 Taxes not included

Notes: For registration support please email: learn@vandusen.org

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