Marta McDowell is an American author.[1]
She worked as a horticulturist for five years at the Reeves-Reed Arboretum.[2]
She is on the Board of the New Jersey Historical Garden Foundation at the Cross Estate.[2]
Books
edit- Unearthing The Secret Garden: The Plants and Places That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett (Timber Press, 2021)[3]
- Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet (Timber Press, 2019)[4]
- The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books (Timber Press, 2017)[5]
- All the Presidents' Gardens: Madison's Cabbages to Kennedy's Roses—How the White House Grounds Have Grown with America (Timber Press, 2016)[6]
- A Curious Herbal: Elizabeth Blackwell's pioneering masterpiece of botanical art (editor) (Abbeville Press, 2023)[7]
References
edit- ^ Vanderhoof, Tricia. "Marta McDowell to talk about her Laura Ingalls Wilder book on Feb. 24". MyCentralJersey.com.
- ^ a b "White House Gardens Are Home to Politics, Pleasures and Whimsy". New Jersey Monthly. April 14, 2016.
- ^ Gurdon, Meghan Cox (October 29, 2021). "'Unearthing the Secret Garden' Review: Seeds of a Classic". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Wisner, Geoff (27 September 2019). "'Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life' Review: One Poet's Flower Album". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes That Inspired the Little House Books by Marta McDowell". September 2017.
- ^ "11 Things You Never Knew About the Presidential Gardens". 27 April 2016.
- ^ Blackwell, Elizabeth (2023). Marta McDowell (ed.). A Curious Herbal: Elizabeth Blackwell's pioneering masterpiece of botanical art. New York: Abbeville Press Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7892-1453-9. OCLC 1333619714.