Come closer dear reader, and discover the strange predilections of the death-obsessed Victorian gardener. Thrill to the relentless marauding of the 19th-century plant hunter whose prey was the orchid, the tomato, and the deadly angel's trumpet. Hear the bizarre tales recounted in ancient folklore and Gothic literature that yearn to make sense of the strange and marvelous natural world. 

The plant kingdom is a wild and magical place, full of death and disorder. The prettiest of blooms harbor lethal poisons and beware the serial killer of the plant world, Nepenthes: She operates a fun house of death guaranteed to trap her victims forever and ever.





The Goth Garden: The Mystery, Beauty, and Lore of Dark Gardening will transport you to a time when the plants we cultivate in our own 21st century gardens were being abducted from South America and Asia to the gardens of England and America. You'll learn all about the black-as-night and blood red goth botanicals that fixated the 19th century gardener and which are now captivating a new generation of Instagram and TikTok plant fiends.





Beautifully illustrated with a survey of 50 bewitching botanicals you will want to grow in your own morose plot, The Goth Garden offers sage advice about edible, carnivorous, poisonous and, egads, parasitic plants and the fascinating stories of their role in healing, mythology, cultivation, and so much more. 



-Your friend, the author, plant enthusiast and mildly morbid gardener, Felicia