Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales -- Marta McDowell, Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller

There aren't many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter Rabbit and even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. Her characters--Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, and all the rest--exist in a charmed world filled with flowers and gardens. In Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life, bestselling author Marta McDowell explores the origins of Beatrix Potter's love of gardening and plants and shows how this passion came to be reflected in her work.

The book begins with a gardener's biography, highlighting the key moments and places throughout her life that helped define her. Next, follow Beatrix Potter through a year in her garden, with a season-by-season overview of what is blooming that truly brings her gardens alive. The book culminates in a traveler's guide, with information on how and where to visit Potter's gardens today.

Author: Marta McDowell
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Published: 11/05/2013
Pages: 340
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.74lbs
Size: 8.25h x 6.63w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9781604693638

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/15/2013 pg. 10
Shelf Awareness 12/10/2013
New York Times Book Review 12/08/2013 pg. 52