Jill Nooney in Norwich

Join author Jill Nooney for an event on Bedrock, the Making of a Public Garden! “More than a tale of building an artist’s garden, this is a love story of two people creating a haven of joy and solace. This book not only documents the development of the garden, but it also conveys Jill’s thinking and philosophy.” —Bill Thomas, executive director of Chanticleer Garden and author of The Art of Gardening Bedrock: The Making of a Public Garden is a love letter from a woman to the 30 acre garden she spent 40 years creating in Lee, NH. Featuring about 300 photographs of the garden, sculptures, water features, and built structures, the book takes us from the garden’s private origin to a public garden. Jill Nooney grew up in rural New Jersey. She attended Bennington College, Smith College School of Social Work, and the Radcliffe Seminars Program in Landscape Design. She has had a lifelong interest in plants, art, and healing the human spirit. She lives with her husband, Bob Munger, in an old farmhouse in New Hampshire. Together, over the span of forty years, they created Bedrock Gardens and in 2023, they gifted the garden to the Friends of Bedrock Gardens to be enjoyed by all.