Posts Tagged ‘garden philanthropy’
January 23, 2026 Peter Joseph Lenné, Gertrude Penfield Seiberling, Elizabeth Lawrence, The Unsung Season by Sydney Eddison, and Ken Nakazawa
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Today’s Show Notes January is a month that strips things back. The garden shows us structure instead of spectacle. Paths without flowers. Trees without leaves. Design…
Read MoreMarshall Pinckney Wilder: Massachusetts Merchant, Horticulturist, and Pomology Pioneer
The Massachusetts Merchant December 16, 1886 Today is the anniversary of the death of the Massachusetts merchant, amateur horticulturist, and politician Marshall Pinckney Wilder. When Marshall started out in life, his father gave him three options: attend college, start a farm, or work in the family store. Marshall elected to farm. But like Michael in…
Read MoreEdith Wilder Scott: Horticulturist and Heiress Behind Todmorden Farm and Scott Arboretum
The Rose Valley Couple Today is the anniversary of the death of the heiress and horticulturist Edith Wilder Scott. When Edith was a young woman, she met and fell in love with Arthur Scott at Swarthmore College. Arthur, by the way, invented the throw-away paper towel and was the heir of the Scott Paper Company.…
Read MoreDoris Duke: Billionaire Tobacco Heiress and Creator of Duke Gardens
The Tobacco Heiress Today is the birthday of the billionaire tobacco heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke who was born on this day in 1912. When Duke was 46, Duke created an exotic public-display garden called Duke Gardens to honor her father, James Buchanan Duke. Drawing inspiration from DuPont’s Longwood Gardens, the eleven interconnected gardens followed…
Read MoreThe Horticultural Heiress: Enid Haupt’s Blooming Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 13, 2006 It’s the birthday of Enid Annenberg Haupt – a woman whose green fingers and even greener wallet transformed the horticultural landscape of America forever. One might say she bloomed rather…
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