The Garden World of Jane Austen with Jana Milbocker

It's time to think about gardening!

Discover Jane Austen’s world of flowers and gardens in this beautiful presentation from garden designer and author, Jana Milbocker. Explore the grand estates that Jane visited and wrote about in her novels and sneak a peek into her personal cottage garden too!

It is no secret that Jane Austen loved gardens--all types, from kitchen gardens to flowers, shrubs and majestic trees. She often described gardens in her novels and letters. 

An avid gardener, designer, speaker & author, Jana will transport you to a garden world long ago, but never forgotten!

About the Presenter

Jana Milbocker is a garden designer, speaker, and author. She combines horticulture, design, and travel tips to educate, inspire and delight both new and seasoned gardeners.

Jana loves to visit gardens and historic sites in the U.S. and abroad, and share her trips through her books, photos and blog. She published The Garden Tourist: 120 Destination Gardens and Nurseries in the Northeast in 2018, The Garden Tourist's New England in 2020, and most recently, The Garden Tourist's Florida : A Guide To 80 Tropical Gardens In The Sunshine State in 2021. She has lectured at flower shows in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New York, and New Jersey, as well as a multitude of horticultural societies, garden clubs, and libraries in the Northeast.

She is owner of Enchanted Gardens, a landscape design firm in the Boston area. She is past president of the Holliston Garden Club, and active in the Garden Club Federation of Mass., Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and GardenComm International.