It's that time of year again. Garden catalogs arrive in the mail on a regular basis. Even historian Jill Lepore has a new article in The New Yorker called "What We Learn from Leafing through Seed Catalogues." She presents her…
You might consider that growing flowers, designing a landscape, and installing a lawn are just pages in the history of the garden. They are that, but much more. People learned about what kind of garden to cultivate from those who…
One of the most prolific writers of the nineteenth century, horticulturist Peter Henderson (1822-1890) wrote several books. Henderson was born in Scotland and trained 'in the Old World method' of gardening, according to Wilhelm Miller, Chicago landscape designer. In 1847…
When I was in my home town Milwaukee a while back, I discovered a nursery called Hawks Landscape. The company, located in the city called Wauwatosa, right outside Milwaukee, has a long history. It was founded in 1875 by Charles…
I just came across an online horticultural journal called simply Journal of Floriculture and Landscaping. It is a peer-reviewed journal that covers two of my favorite topics, horticulture and history. Recently the journal featured an article by James M. DelPrince…