Posts Tagged ‘Philanthropist’
Doris 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 MoreEnid Haupt: Seventeen Magazine Editor, Lover of Plants, and Patron of American Horticulture
“Instead of curtains, Enid had potted Camillia plants on either side of the windows. In order to survive indoors in New York, they needed to be misted three times a day.” June 18, 1971 On this day, the Austin American-Statesman shed light on Enid Haupt’s life after retirement from Seventeen magazine. The article shared fantastical…
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