Wednesday, September 23, 2025 1:30- 3:00 PM
Afternoon Presentation and Tea
To kick off our Second Year of Feisty Female Teas the Bell is happy to invite you into the magical world of Tasha Tudor’s country garden followed by a very special afternoon tea served in our lower level (Bell Style).
Artist, author, and illustrator, Tasha Tudor is world famous for her many children’s books that transport her readers to another gentler time. That same sense of wonder and delight in her books was central to the creation of her original garden design.
Children’s book author, Elvira Woodruff will be our guide as we virtually tour this most intimate and unique New England garden and discover the gardener who created it.
“Tasha Tudor, was brim full of artistic energy, dogged determination, and the will to live life on her own terms,” Elvira notes. “She created a garden and a life that was uniquely hers.”
‘I haven’t any modesty when it comes to my garden,’ Tasha said. “I’ll boast like mad.’
And boast she should, for like every other artistic endeavor she took up, Tasha Tudor’s garden was a magical thing of beauty. With her graying hair, sun wrinkled face and dirt under her fingernails, she faced her age with grace and gratitude and grew a garden full of delights.
“There is no peace that can’t be found in the present moment." - Tasha Tudor
Limited seating: So order your tickets early so you won’t miss out………$15.00
Author, Elvira Woodruff takes us for a stroll through the magical garden of award-winning children’s book Illustrator, Tasha Tudor, in her rustic Vermont garden – Her garden was a feast for the senses, inspiring her art as well as the unique life she lived.
Following the presentation, an Afternoon Tea (Bell Style) will be served in our Lower Level Limited Seating…Order tickets early so you won’t miss out.
Elvira Woodruff is the author of 24 books for children. She lives with her husband Joe in Martins Creek.
Feisty Females is graciously sponsored by a grant from the County of Northampton
Donation - $ 17.50 Suggested
We’ve set the price for this at an affordable $17.50, so that as many people can take advantage of this entertaining opportunity
Wednesday, October 21, 2025 1:30- 3:00 PM
Afternoon Presentation and Tea
Portrait of a Gardner
Her Boots Inspired a Painting And Her Gardens Inspired a Nation
Feisty Female in the Garden Series
Afternoon Presentation and Tea
Her gardens inspired a nation.
Come join us on Tuesday, Oct. Oct.21 at 2:00 for our second installment of our Feisty Females in Their Gardens Series. As we look at the life and work of England’s
most famous garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll
Learn how this feisty female broke into the male dominated world of horticulture to change the face of the English garden forever. The Bell’s own, Elvira Woodruff will share the many tricks and tips practiced by this genius designer and show how we can use them in our own gardens. A special tea celebrating Gertrude Jekyll will be served in our Lower Level. Limited Seating….Order your tickets early so you won’t miss out!
Following the presentation, an Afternoon Tea (Bell Style) will be served in our Lower Level Limited Seating…Order tickets early so you won’t miss out.
Elvira Woodruff is the author of 24 books for children. She lives with her husband Joe in Martins Creek.
Feisty Females in the Garden is graciously sponsored by a grant from the County of Northampton
Donation - $ 17.50 Suggested
We’ve set the price for this at an affordable $17.50, so that as many people can take advantage of this entertaining opportunity
Wednesday, November 18, 2025 1:30- 3:00 PM
Afternoon Presentation and Tea
She had horrendous taste in men… But a Stupendous passion for plants!
Feisty Female in the Garden Series - Afternoon Presentation and Tea
What was the last thing Napoleon asked for on his Deathbed? Why a rose of course!
Join us on Nov. 18 at 2:00 pm for our next installment of Feisty Female Teas in their Gardens as we travel back in time to visit the home and garden of Napoleon’s feisty first Empress, Josephine. We’ll explore how Josephine’s passion for roses and exotics changed the face of Europe’s horticultural landscape.
She had horrendous taste in men… But a Stupendous passion for plants!
Following the presentation, an Afternoon Tea (Bell Style) will be served in our Lower Level Limited Seating…Order tickets early so you won’t miss out.
Elvira Woodruff is the author of 24 books for children. She lives with her husband Joe in Martins Creek.
Limited seating: order your tickets early so you won’t miss out.
Feisty Females in the Garden is graciously sponsored by a grant from the County of Northampton
Donation - $ 17.50 Suggested
We’ve set the price for this at an affordable $17.50, so that as many people can take advantage of this entertaining opportunity