Posts Tagged ‘Horatio Hollis Hunnewell’
Horatio Hollis Hunnewell: Railroad Financier and Pioneering Horticulturist Behind Wellesley Estate
The Lake Waban Horticulturalist Today is the birthday of one of America’s most prominent horticulturalists – Horatio Hollis Hunnewell. Horatio was staggeringly wealthy. He was a railroad financier. But he also had a lifelong love of nature and gardening. When Horatio purchased over 40 acres of land along the eastern and southern shores of Lake…
Read MoreJuly 27, 2020 Piet Oudolf Finds Solace in the Garden, Jeanne Baret, Horatio Hollis Hunnewell, Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, Hewett Cottrell Watson, William T. Hutchins, Silly Garden Poems, Rustic Garden Projects by Marianne Svärd Häggvik, and Bernadette Cozart.
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Landscape designer Piet Oudolf on finding solace in the garden | PBS NewsHour “I think every day is an experience, because there’s always something you…
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2019 The Secret Garden, Bernard McMahon, John M. Darby, Abel Aken Hunter, Prose on Autumn Denis Mackail, Straw Bale Gardens Complete by Joel Karsten, Winterizing Strawberry Beds, and the Mary Statue in South Natick
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue Last night, I shared the trailer for the remake of The Secret Garden, which just dropped. It is a visual feast for garden lovers everywhere. The…
Read MoreGardens, Gondolas, and Generational Wealth: The Extraordinary Legacy of H.H. Hunnewell
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. January 15, 1902 On this day, America bade farewell to one of its most extraordinary horticulturalists – Horatio Hollis Hunnewell – whose passing marks the end of an era for those of us…
Read MoreMay 20, 2019 Knives in the Garden, National Pick Strawberries Day, Horatio Hollis Hunnewell, Chelsea Flower Show, Paul Martin’s Lazy Salad Days, John Milton’s Song on a May Morning, Wild Fruits by Thoreau, Edge Gardening, and Ludwig Leichhardt
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue Have you ever used a knife as a garden tool? Serrated knives are my favorite to use in the garden. The word serrated has Latin origins,…
Read MoreWellesley’s Wonder: The Horticultural Legacy of H.H. Hunnewell
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 20, 1902 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we mark the passing of one of America’s most prominent horticulturalists – the inimitable Horatio Hollis Hunnewell. A man of considerable means and even…
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