Tasha Tudor's Garden,   ISBN:9780395436097

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I had seen this book on the Amazon.com website a year or so ago. I wanted it then, and I finally did order it a month ago. I am glad that I did! It is such a lovely book...the beautiful colored pictures of Tasha Tudor's garden in the Vermont countryside made me long for my homestate once again. Marriage brought me to Washington state over 12 years ago, but Vermont still holds a very real place in my heart. The close-up pictures of the garden's flowers are breathtaking! The accompanying text is very interesting, as well. Tasha Tudor strikes me as having been an extremely capable, talented - and even, spunky - sort of lady. This book would, indeed, make such a wonderful "coffee table book" (to let guests enjoy when they visit)...it would also deserve a special place on one's bookcase...the sort of book which one would want to pick up to simply be transported to another (more) beautiful place, forgetting the cares of this present world. I would strongly recommend getting this book to others who share my sentiments and appreciation for real beauty and peace.

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Once upon a time, when I was a young mother, I became a devoted fan of the illustrious artist. She mesmerized me, as she captured in watercolor, the heart and soul of childhood, in all its whimsy, and sweet innocence.

Recently I took a trip along memory lane and revisited Ms. Tudor in the gorgeous book "Tasha Tudor's Garden." What a pure delight to catch a glimpse, once more, of this self-sufficient lady; to walk in her gardens and visit her rustic home through these pages.

Although Ms. Tudor did not live in the Victorian era, she felt and lived as though she did. Modern conveniences seemed to never interest her. Her lifestyle was legendary and still is--it was magical and spilled over into her many books, including "Corgiville Christmas", her award winning "Mother Goose" and "1 is One."

In "Tasha Tudor's Garden" the reader will find:
*A Garden Lost In Time"
*Flowers In Profusion"
*Daisy Garlands and Delphiniums
*Lilies and Berries to Spare
*Gathering the Harvest
*and much more

This book is filled with color photographs of the famous artist and her lifestyle. If you like the magic of the 1800s, you are certain to enjoy this beautiful book, and an intimate visit with an exceptional lady, who actually lived between 1915-2008, but surely was from another period of time--the 1800s.

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Anyone who is a fan of Tasha Tudor, or who may not have known of Tasha but who loves gardening, should find this book warm and inspiring. The author writes in a captivating manner that holds one's interest for long periods of time and describes not only Tasha's gardens but Tasha herself in a way that made us eager for more. It's fun to read about Tasha's eccentricities and her whimsical way of life. I actually read the entire book, cover to cover, aloud to my husband during a nine hour drive to Florida and he was just as interested in each chapter and the photographs as I.

And speaking of the photographs, the book is packed with them and they are literally breathtaking! I find myself making mental notes of combinations of plantings that I want to use in my own gardens. When I arrived home from work and found that the book had arrived in the mail, I immediately took it out to the hammock where my husband was waiting for me and we flipped through the whole thing taking in the beauty of them before I ever even went inside. The photographer has an unusual ability to capture the spirit of Tasha in her designs and arrangements. Delightfully, the book is sprinkled with many of Tasha's own artworks as well.

This is definitely a coffee table book, one to be picked up frequently and enjoyed by many!

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This book takes thee on a tour of her garden. She certainly was a talented women.

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If you love flowers, gardens, and simple living, then you will love this book. The gardens are absolutely gorgeous in this book! Everytime you turn the page, it makes you wish this was your garden. I was very fascinated in the fact that Tabitha actually lived as someone from the 1800s. She wanted her life to be a certain way, and she lived it. I think perhaps Mrs. Tudor was born in the wrong century, as many of us were. :) Her cottage is like something from another time. I bought this book and then gave it to my mother because she loved it so much.