Posts Tagged ‘Kate Colquhoun’
Joseph Paxton: The Gardener Who Built the Crystal Palace and Cultivated the Cavendish Banana
The Crystal Palace Today is the birthday of the English gardener, architect, and Member of Parliament, Joseph Paxton. Joseph Paxton was brilliant. It was Charles Dickens who dubbed him, “The Busiest Man in England.” Joseph designed the Crystal Palace, aka the People’s Palace, for the first World’s Fair. The Crystal Place was a large exhibition…
Read MoreThe Busiest Man in England: A Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect & Victorian Visionary by Kate Colquhoun
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: The Busiest Man in England by Kate Colquhoun This book came out in 2006, and the subtitle is The Life of Joseph Paxton, Gardener, Architect, and Victorian Visionary. Behold, a tale of horticultural heroics, architectural audacity, and a man who dared to dream. Imagine a world where gardens were…
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