Posts Tagged ‘rooftop gardens’
The Man Who Gardened in the Sky: Ralph Hancock’s Aerial Eden
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 2, 1893 On this day, dear readers, the Welsh landscape gardener, architect, and visionary, Ralph Hancock, graced this world with his arrival. A man whose ambitions would eventually stretch skyward—quite literally. Dear…
Read MoreThe Actor’s Eden: How John Barrymore Created New York’s First Penthouse Garden
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 29, 1942 On this day, the illustrious actor John Barrymore breathed his last, departing our mortal stage with the same dramatic flair that characterized his storied career. While many now associate the…
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