Tales from the Garden
Our HGC Book Group launched in January 2025 under the direction of Nathalie Hebert.
All Members who love to read and discuss garden-themed books are welcome
to join us at the HGC Greenhouse for an in-person conversation.
Sunday, November 9, 2025, 4–5 pm
The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
(in person)
From the author of the international bestseller The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes a poignant and unforgettable tale of five women living across three different times whose lives are all connected by one very special garden.
March 16, 2025
The Botanist's Daughter by Katye Nunn
(via Zoom)
“Discovery. Desire. Deception. A wondrously imagined tale of two female botanists, separated by more than a century, in a race to discover a life-saving flower … In this spellbinding botanical odyssey of discovery, desire and deception, Kayte Nunn has so exquisitely researched nineteenth-century Cornwall and Chile you can almost smell the fragrance of the flowers, the touch of the flora on your fingertips...” — Goodreads
February 16, 2025
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
(via Zoom)
“When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle’s great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets ... Then Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers a way in—and becomes determined to bring the garden back to life.” — Thriftbooks
(The edition pictured here includes iconic illustrations by Vermont illustrator and gardener Tasha Tudor. Coincidentally Tovah Martin, the February 2025 Montshire speaker, wrote the book Tasha Tudor’s Gardens.)
January 19, 2025
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity
in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(via Zoom)
“As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources … Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude.” — Amazon
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