Judith Handelsman

A philosopher and teacher, Judith Handelsman has been a professional author and freelance writer for over 20 years. Committed to inspiring and educating audiences on the healing power of gardening, Handelsman's books help people reconnect to themselves and to the world around them. Handelsman's first book, Greenworks: Tender Loving Care for Plants, was a bestseller. One of the first layman's guides to houseplants ever written, it sold more than 150,000 copies. In 1993, Handelsman wrote the...See more

A philosopher and teacher, Judith Handelsman has been a professional author and freelance writer for over 20 years. Committed to inspiring and educating audiences on the healing power of gardening, Handelsman's books help people reconnect to themselves and to the world around them. Handelsman's first book, Greenworks: Tender Loving Care for Plants, was a bestseller. One of the first layman's guides to houseplants ever written, it sold more than 150,000 copies. In 1993, Handelsman wrote the children's book Gardens From Garbage: How to Grow Indoor Plants. It was cited by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. as one of the best children's science books of that year. Previously a monthly gardening columnist for Vogue magazine and The New Age Journal, Handelsman works as a consultant for "clear writing" in Laguna Beach, Calif., and lectures on "The Inner Games of Writing." See less