Issues & Answers: Harnessing Plants to Solve Problems with Tovah Martin 2/19/26

Tovah Martin
Issues & Answers: Harnessing Plants to Solve Problems
Feb. 19, 2026, 7pm
Zoom only
Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.
Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here)

NOTE: This program will not be recorded.

This lecture suggests solutions for a wheelbarrow load of problems from dry shade to gravelly hellstrips plus perennials that can live in peace and harmony with a black walnut. When your property is a symphony of issues, this lecture has answers. Accomplishing remedies harmoniously and creatively, this lecture explores plants that save the planet while also coming to our rescue.

An avid (verging on obsessed) gardener indoors and outside, Tovah Martin is the author of many gardening books. Most recently, she served as a lead writer in the international team that created Phaidon’s new landmark compendium, The Contemporary Garden (2025). Another recent title, The Garden in Every Sense and Season, received GardenComm’s Gold Medal Media Award in 2019. That book follows several titles on houseplants including The Indestructible Houseplant, The Unexpected Houseplant, and The New Terrarium. Notable among her earliest books was the classic Tasha Tudor’s Garden.

A freelance writer, her articles have appeared in publications throughout the country and the world including Gardens Illustrated in Britain and the Korean Airlines inflight magazine. She is an accredited Organic Land Care Professional through NOFA and an honorary member of the Garden Club of America. She speaks throughout the country and has lectured aboard the QE2. With lifelong indoor gardening experience, she also serves as a houseplant coach, helping clients make their homes greener places. For more information, Tovah can be found at www.tovahmartin.com, she posts on Facebook at Plantswise by Tovah Martin and on Instagram @tovah1.

Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here)