Tovah Martin

An avid (verging on obsessed) gardener indoors and outside, Tovah Martin is a frequent contributor to the pages of Connecticut Cottages & Gardens. She is the author of many gardening books, her most 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. Currently, she’s part of a team working on The Contemporary Garden from Phaidon to be published in autumn of 2025. A freelance writer, her articles have appeared in publications throughout the country and the world including our The Washington Post, 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. For her writing, The Garden Club of America also recognized Tovah for an award for outstanding literary achievement. Additionally, in 2013, she received the Gustav Mehlquist Award—the highest honor bestowed by the Connecticut Horticultural Society. 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.