Posts Tagged ‘Landscape Architecture’
New Nordic Gardens by Annika Zetterman
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. New Nordic Gardens by Annika Zetterman This book came out in February 2023, and the subtitle is Scandinavian Landscape Design. In this captivating exploration of Scandinavian…
Read MoreBeatrix Farrand’s 1916 Vision for the NYBG’s Rose Garden
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 18, 1916 On this day, renowned landscape architect Beatrix Farrand (FAIR-rand) created a visionary rose garden plan for the New York Botanical Garden. This garden would become one of the most significant…
Read MoreThe Landscape of Home by Edmund Hollander
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. The Landscape of Home by Edmund Hollander This book came out in March 2024, and the subtitle is In the Country, By the Sea, In the…
Read MoreFrom Wild Gardens to City Planning: Warren Manning’s Living Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 7, 1860 Today, we celebrate Warren H. Manning, a visionary landscape architect whose birth was commemorated by his father with the planting of an elm tree – a fitting tribute for a…
Read MoreRemembering Martha Turnbull and her Rosedown Plantation Diary
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 25, 1973 My dear garden friends, let me transport you back exactly 50 years to a charming story that began with a simple newspaper article about two extraordinary plantsmen. “No Garden Should…
Read MoreBreaking Ground: Ellen Biddle Shipman’s Garden Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 5, 1869 Today we celebrate the birth of Ellen Biddle Shipman, a woman who found her voice in the whispers of flowers and her strength in the structure of garden walls. Ellen…
Read MoreBeauty Without Bounds: The Democratic Garden Vision of Annette Hoyt Flanders
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 16, 1887 Dearest garden enthusiasts, today we celebrate the birth of a remarkable woman who championed both the grand and humble garden with equal passion. Born in Milwaukee, Annette Hoyt Flanders was…
Read MoreThe Quiet Revolutionary: Marian Coffin’s Garden Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 16, 1876 Dearest garden enthusiasts, while suffragettes and revolutionaries may not trumpet her name, today we celebrate a quiet revolutionary who transformed American landscape architecture through sheer determination and artistic brilliance. Young…
Read MoreBatty Langley: The Revolutionary Who Reshaped English Gardens
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 14, 1699 On this day, dear readers, we turn our attention to a most fascinating figure in the annals of garden history – one whose very name seems plucked from a whimsical…
Read MoreThe Garden Revolutionary: Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell’s Natural Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 13, 1750 On this day, my dearest fellow gardening enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a true revolutionary in the art of landscape design – Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell. And what a…
Read MoreNovember 12, 2020 Arthur Shurcliff, Gilbert Campbell, Mavis Batey, Hyacinth by Saadi, The Seed Garden by Lee Buttala, Shanyn Siegel, and Henry Clay Mitchell
Today we celebrate the Landscape Architect who had an affinity for boxwoods. We’ll also learn about a passionate orchidologist who shared some advice back in 1972. We salute the English WWII code breaker who became a one-woman force for garden conservation and restoration. We’ll hear a verse about the Hyacinth – one of my favorite…
Read MoreBlossoming Beauty: New Orleans’ Sculpture Garden Expands
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 15, 2019 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, a most splendid unveiling is set to occur at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The institution’s beloved Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden,…
Read MoreA City Cloaked in Leaves: Rochester’s Verdant Vision
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 7, 1888 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, a momentous occasion unfolded in the fair city of Rochester, New York. The Rochester Parks Commission, a group of visionaries with an eye for…
Read MoreThe Landscape Luminary: Celebrating Wolcott Andrews
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 1, 1867 On this day, Wolcott Andrews, a name that would become synonymous with the verdant vistas of New York City and the quaint charm of Wiscasset, Maine, drew his first breath. Imagine,…
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