"Because everyone yearns to play in the dirt…"

     In her constant, undying pursuit of all things garden-related, Tovah gets her hands dirty both outside and indoors. Not only is she a perennial, heirloom, vegetable and cottage gardener of fanatical proportions, but Tovah’s areas of specialty also include decades of experience with tropicals (especially begonias) in windowsills, greenhouses, and otherwise. Her passion for all things growing and encased in glass has led to her most recent book, The New Terrarium (Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2009). Check out her lecture schedule for a talk, demonstration or workshop near you. The terrarium book is the newest publication of more than a dozen titles that Tovah has authored including Tasha Tudor’s Garden (Houghton Mifflin, 1994).

     You can also catch the gardening contagion and read about Tovah’s successes, foibles, and travels through her articles in La Vie Claire, Connecticut Cottages & Gardens, Country Gardens, Nature’s Garden, Outdoor Rooms, Horticulture, Garden Design, Coastal Living, This Old House, Westchester Home & Garden, Connecticut magazine, Country Living, and The Litchfield County Times as well as many other publications. In other media, Tovah has ventured into web content writing. In www.seasonalwalk.com she follows the progress of the New York Botanical Garden’s Seasonal Walk with international gardening superstars Piet Oudolf and Jacqueline van der Kloet. Get advice on all aspects of gardening by clicking onto Tovah’s tips at www.aol.com. Or watch Tovah in action on television – she has appeared on the CBS “Early Show” as well as many other broadcasts including the PBS television gardening series “Cultivating Life,” where she served as editorial producer.