Posts Tagged ‘garden artistry’
Red Books and rolling vistas: Humphry Repton’s transformation of English gardens
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 21, 1752 Dearest reader, On this day in 1752, Humphry Repton was born, destined to transform the English garden with his unique blend of art, nature, and innovation. Trained under the great…
Read MoreGarden as landscape painting: The visionary legacy of William Kent
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 12, 1748 Dearest reader, On this day, we bid farewell to William Kent — painter, dreamer, and the man who quite literally painted upon the earth. Before Kent’s hands shaped the English…
Read MoreCecil Ross Pinsent: Mastermind of Tuscany’s Iconic Gardens
The Tuscany Garden Designer May 5, 1884 Today is the birthday of the British garden designer and architect known for his innovative gardens in Tuscany, Cecil Ross Pinsent. Cecil worked with the American art historian Bernard Berenson on his iconic estate known as the Villa I Tatti. This relationship opened doors for Cecil, and soon he…
Read MoreEloise Ray: Connecticut Landscape Architect and Garden Artist
The Connecticut Architect January 26, 1905 Today is the birthday of the Connecticut landscape architect Eloise Ray. In Ruth Harley’s book Pest-Proofing Your Garden, we get a little glimpse into Eloise’s approach to gardening: “Eloise confesses that she long ago gave up her battle with the local groundhog. Over the years, she determined which plants…
Read MoreWinter Patterns in the Garden: Rosemary Verey’s Study of Nature and Design
by Rosemary Verey I enjoy patterns, man-made and natural, and as soon as I start looking around me, they are everywhere. The countryside in winter has tree skeletons silhouetted against the sky — trees without leaves. One day their background is dark grey, another it is clear blue, but there is always a natural pattern…
Read MoreMontague Russell Page: The First Modern Garden Designer and Author of The Education of a Gardener
The Frick Garden Master November 1, 1906 Today is the birthday of the British gardener, garden designer, and landscape architect Montague Russell Page. Russell Page is best known for his garden classic called The Education of a Gardener. In his book, Russell shares his vast knowledge of plants and trees and design. The book ends…
Read MoreHenry Winthrop Sargent: Mastermind Behind Wodenethe and Pioneer of American Landscape Gardening
American Royalty Today is the birthday of Henry Winthrop Sargent, who was born on this day in 1810. Henry Winthrop was born into American royalty. The Sargent family was fabulously wealthy, and Henry’s dad was the Boston artist Henry Sargent. Like most of the men in his family, Henry Winthrop went to Harvard, where he…
Read MoreAndrew Jackson Downing: Father of American Landscape Architecture and Visionary Horticulturist
A Founder of American Lanscape Architecture Today is the birthday of Andrew Jackson Downing, who was born on this day in 1815. Downing was an American horticulturist and the author of The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, which came out in 1845. He also served as the editor of a magazine called The Horticulturist. Regarded as…
Read MoreTucson’s Floral Virtuoso: Remembering Ron MacBain
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 2017 On this day, dear admirers of floral artistry and garden enthusiasts, we bid farewell to a true maestro of the botanical world: Ron MacBain, owner of The Plantsman floral shop…
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