He more recently wrote a biography called “Van Gogh’s Women” and coauthored the “Monet’s Palate Cookbook” with Aileen Bordman. Fell then wrote and photographed a series of best selling books about the gardens of several Impressionist artists, including Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, and Van Gogh. Fell also wrote and photographed a large number of articles for Architectural Digest, later receiving more awards from the Garden Writers Association than any other person. His most popular books include “Vertical Gardening” and “Grow This!”.

Fell then began to write and photograph a series of gardening books. After leaving Burpee, he was the Executive Director of the All-American Selections (the national seed trials) and the National Garden Bureau.

He held that position for six years until the company was sold. In 1964, Fell was hired by David Burpee to be their Seed Catalog Manager. Gallagher, a correspondent from the Second World War who taught him how to write Harry Smith, a horticultural photographer who helped teach him how to photograph gardens and David Burpee, President of Burpee Seeds, who taught him about how to garden in the United States. He worked for several years as a newspaper reporter in London, then seven years for Hurst, Europe’s largest seed company. He was a Sanibel resident since 2006.įell was born in Morecambe, England on Septemand was educated both there and in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Derek Fell, the acclaimed author of over 100 books dealing with art, gardens, and adventure travel, died at his Bucks County PA home on July 18, 2019, due to complications from colon cancer.

Van Gogh's Women by Derek Fell