Perrot Library – The Sinister Side of Gardening, with Marta MacDowell, Author of “Gardening Can Be Murder”

With their deadly plants, razor-sharp shears, shady corners, and ready-made burial sites, gardens make an ideal scene for the perfect murder. Marta McDowell, a writer and gardener, illuminates the many ways in which our greatest mystery writers, from Edgar Allen Poe to Agatha Christie to modern bestselling authors, have found inspiration in the sinister side of gardens.

Marta McDowell teaches landscape design history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden and is a popular lecturer and writer. Her garden writing has appeared in popular publications, including Woman’s Day, Country Gardening, and The New York Times. Marta’s work typically follows the relationship between the pen and the trowel, that is, authors and their gardens.

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For more information, please contact Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 x15 or at [email protected].