
Beatrix Potter's Botanical
The Art of Flowers and Fungi
Marta McDowell(Author)
Timber Press
Will be published approx. on 15. October 2026
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-64326-485-1 (ISBN)
Description
A rare collection of Beatrix Potter's own botanical art, and an exploration of the role these plants played in her personal and literary life.Beatrix Potter's Botanical collects and showcases 65 plants and fungi that Beatrix Potter made special study of in her often-overlooked career as a botanical artist. For each species we see Potter's original pencil and watercolor renderings, learn about the specimen's role in her various beloved gardens, and hear the stories of how it inspired or appeared in her literary work. The result is a new look at the celebrated illustrator as a pioneering botanical artist and budding scientist. Beatrix Potter is a beloved author and illustrator and this gorgeous exploration of her work will appeal to a wide array of fans.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-64326-485-1 (9781643264851)
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Person
Marta McDowell's writing has appeared in The New York Times, Woman's Day, Country Gardening, and elsewhere. Her previous books include Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life, All the Presidents' Gardens, The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life, Unearthing The Secret Garden, and Gardening Can Be Murder. She consults for public gardens and private clients, writes and lectures on gardening topics, and teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden, where she studied landscape design. She lives, writes, and gardens in Chatham, New Jersey.