urban planning Archives

From 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…

Nathan Franklin Barrett: The Visionary Who Painted Cities with Gardens

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 19, 2024 On this day, we celebrate the birth of Nathan Franklin Barrett, a true pioneer in the art of landscape architecture, born in 1845. Like a rebellious seedling breaking free from…

The 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,…