Posts Tagged ‘Shaw’s Garden’
Henry Shaw: Founder and Philanthropist Behind Missouri Botanical Gardens
Shaw’s Garden It’s the birthday of the man who created the Missouri Botanical Gardens, also known as “Shaw’s Garden,” or “Hank’s Garden” – the great horticulturist and botanical philanthropist Henry Shaw. Henry is celebrated on the St. Louis Walk of Fame with this epitaph: “Henry Shaw, only 18 when he came to St. Louis, was…
Read MoreGreen Legacy: How Henry Shaw’s “Little Ones” Transformed American Gardens
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 24, 1800 On this day, the illustrious Henry Shaw drew his first breath upon this mortal coil – a man whose green thumbs would later transform the botanical landscape of America with…
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