Judith Tankard is an architectural and garden historian who taught at the Landscape Institute at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University for more than 20 years. She is the award-winning author of many books on landscape history including Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House. Her books have been supported by grants from the NEA, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, and the Hubbard Educational Foundation. She lives in Waban, Massachusetts.