Posts Tagged ‘Robert Fenton’
Celebrating Pittsburgh Landscape Architect M. Robert Fenton and his Lost Battle for a Tree
“After trying for weeks to get permission from the City Forester Earl Blankenship to plant a tree in front of his building, Robert decided it was better to ask forgiveness and went ahead with the planting. Robert told reporters that planting the tree was in line with President Johnson’s thinking on beautification…” July 19, 1933…
Read MoreJuly 19, 2020 Ann-Marie Powell’s Lockdown Garden, Mary Delany, Caroline Dormon, Leslie Coulson, John Macoun, Keeping July by Joanna O’Sullivan, Garden to Table by the Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen, and Robert Fenton
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 Ann-Marie Powell talks lockdown and sharing her garden. “No one is more surprised at the success of her lockdown project than Ann-Marie Powell. The popularity…
Read MoreCelebrating Landscape Architect Robert Fenton and His Early Fight to Plant a Tree
“After two weeks of discussions, City Attorney David Stahl said the tree was cut down and hauled away by City Forester Earl Blankenship in the middle of the night. Robert came to work and was shocked to discover the tree gone, cut down to the ground.” July 19, 1933 On this day, Landscape Architect Robert Fenton…
Read MoreJuly 19, 2019 Marjoram vs Oregano, Caroline Dormon, John Macoun, Philip Moffitt, The Wild Garden by William Robinson, Rick Darke, Visit Public Gardens, and Robert Fenton
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue What’s the Difference Between Oregano and Marjoram? If you’ve grown both, you know they look quite similar, and they are often confused for one another. But…
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