
I live, garden and write in Chatham, New Jersey where I share my garden with my husband, Kirke, assorted wildlife and approximately 10,000 honey bees. You will often find me at the New York Botanical Garden, where I teach landscape history and gardening courses. My new book, All the Presidents' Gardens, is coming out from Timber Press in October 2016. (I'm excited!) When I'm not gardening I like to read and knit and cook and eat, though not all at the same time. My husband, Kirke, summarizes my biography as “I am therefore I dig.”

Elizabeth Blackwell's Pioneering Masterpiece of Botanical Art
2023

Madison's Cabbages to Kennedy's Roses-How the White House Grounds Have Grown with America
2016

The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales
2013

The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet
2019

A Celebration of a Poet and Gardener
2004

How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers
2023

The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books
2017

The Plants and Places That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett
2021