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BOOKS by Judith M. Taylor

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This is Judith's eighth book. It has been expanded and revised and celebrates the achievements of women in gardening and horticulture. These achievements have frequently been omitted from conventional histories.

"I am very impressed by your ability to research and write about women gardeners from countries and societies of which I knew nothing, like China. And you are very clever at using the lives of women gardeners to illustrate your thesis and then to move on with your text. There is no excess flab at all in what you write. Excellent!

You are very good at seizing on an idea and illustrating it with examples. And you write enough about a person to identify and evaluate their significance, while leaving lots of leads for others to research in future."


~ Charles Quest-Ritson

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OTHER TITLES by Judith M. Taylor
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As a celebration of Oxford University's alumni, each month they highlight a new book written by one of their North American-based alumni.

 For May 2018, the chosen author is Judith M. Taylor, Somerville College (1952).

This is Judith's seventh book. It celebrates the achievements of women in gardening and horticulture. These achievements have frequently been omitted from conventional histories.

"I am very impressed by your ability to research and write about women gardeners from countries and societies of which I knew nothing, like China. And you are very clever at using the lives of women gardeners to illustrate your thesis and then to move on with your text. There is no excess flab at all in what you write. Excellent!

You are very good at seizing on an idea and illustrating it with examples. And you write enough about a person to identify and evaluate their significance, while leaving lots of leads for others to research in future."


~ Charles Quest-Ritson

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OTHER TITLES by Judith M. Taylor
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As a celebration of Oxford University's alumni, each month they highlight a new book written by one of their North American-based alumni.

 For May 2018, the chosen author is Judith M. Taylor, Somerville College (1952).

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A lively competition – with prize money – for students in the environmental horticulture department at City College of San Francisco commemorating Barbara Pitschel, Head Librarian at the Helen Crocker Russell Library of the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum. Students are challenged with an essay that varies yearly. This year’s topic is “Natural California”.
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Judith is the honorary librarian and book editor for the San Francisco Garden Club. Each month Judith reviews one of the books for the club’s “Garden Gazette”. She also carries out a considerable amount of independent research into the history of plants and gardens. She has published a number of articles on these topics. Both the library reviews and Judith’s own work appear on this web site.
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Judith is a retired, Board-certified neurologist who now “practices history without a license.” She was born in England and educated at Oxford. She and her husband Irvin lived and practiced medicine in Westchester County, New York, and brought up their two sons there. They now have 6 grandchildren. In 1994 they moved to the Bay area.
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