About Betsy
Betsy Williams has been growing, selling, decorating and teaching about living with herbs and flowers since 1972. Trained as a florist in Boston and England, she combines her floral and gardening skills with an extensive knowledge of history, plant lore and seasonal celebrations. An entertaining lecturer, she weaves stories and legends throughout her informative talks.
She has appeared on the Discovery Channel as well as greater Boston cable stations. Her gardens, floral work and retail shop 
have been featured in many books, national magazines and newspapers, including Victoria, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living Gardner, Colonial Homes, the Herb Companion, New York Times, Traditional Homes and American Gardener.
Betsy is the author of several books on the uses and stories of herbs and flowers: Potpourri and Fragrant Crafts published by Readers Digest and The Little Book Series published by The Proper Season Press. She is currently working on Green Connections-Old Plants in a New Land , the history and stories of the first recorded herbs brought to the Massachusetts coast by the original English settlers.
Betsy has lectured and taught at Colonial Williamsburg, the Ozark Folk Center and the New England, Rhode Island and Cincinnati Flower Shows. In 1987, she created the first Fairy Festival, now replicated through out the country.
She was a founding member of the International Herb association and served on its governing board for six years. In 1995 she was given the International Herb Association award for “her outstanding contributions to the herb industry”. Her professional affiliations have included the British Folklore Society, the Beatrix Potter Society and the International Herb Association.
She is a member of the Herb Society of America and Garden Writers of America. She serves as Herb Chair for the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts. Her column, Living With Herbs appears in their magazine, Mayflower. She is a popular speaker at garden clubs, horticultural conferences, herb festivals and botanical gardens throughout the United States.