Montlake Tree Expert Tells All: Reveals Secrets Of Plants & Publishing

Arthur Lee Jacobson presented a “tell all” view of his writing in an evening gathering at the Montlake Library, July 27^th. He kept his audience attentive and chuckling as he offered a delightful chronology of the publication of his several books on Trees and Plants of the Greater Seattle area. We learned about the background research required on his subject; the ins and outs of self-publishing and working with publishing houses; the joys of compiling listings & sources; the challenges of including high quality illustrations. Jacobson gave us a glimpse into the wonderful world of edible plants, and especially edible house plants—the topic of his next book. Arthur Lee claims he won’t be writing a cookbook of recipes for the house plants, but maybe we can get him to offer gourmet vegetarian dinners for the neighborhood, especially if we offer up our own houseplants for the menu. What do you say? Should we put in that request?

Enjoy the photos below of Arthur Lee and his audience as the evening presentation progressed. The evening Started with welcome remarks by Julee Neuhart of the Montlake Community Club, and Blythe Summers, the Supervising Librarian of the Montlake Library Branch, then on to the presentation and Q & A. The evening finished off with an opportunity to purchase some of Jacobson’s books and an invitation to all comers to follow him down the street for more conversation over a cold brew.

Photographs by Jonathan Phillips, Montlake Unabridged official photographer. The event co-sponsored by Your Montlake Community Club and Your Montlake Branch of the Seattle Public Library through the Montlake Unabridged Summer series.

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