
Comments
from Mr. PGC: Throughout
history, many people have made lasting contributions to the
world of plants. In these pages, we hope to pay tribute to
some of them. Our concentration will be primarily on those
who have introduced plants to the gardening world, those who
have helped spread the word about gardening and those who
have made significant contributions to landscaping and
landscaping design around the world.
This list will be constantly growing as we add
new names. If you have someone who you think should be on
the list, please send us an
Email.
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Born
in the French speaking part of Switzerland, Agassiz was educated
in the universities of Switzerland and Germany as a physician,
like many naturalists of the time. In 1846, Agassiz came to the
United States where he accepted a professorship at Harvard. He
immediately set about organizing and developing a great museum
of natural history. He was a founding member of the National
Academy of Sciences in 1863. That same year, he was appointed as
a regent for the Smithsonian Institution.
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In 1699, he inherited Studley
Royal estate in North Yorkshire and designed the famous moon
ponds a quarter of a century later. He brought the natural
landscape into the garden and surrounded it with large yew
hedges.
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Arends was a very prolific breeder of perennials
and his specialty was the species, Astilbe. He lived in
Ronsdorf, Germany and developed over 74 cultivars of the crosses
which were given his name, Astilbe x arendsii. Over his
long career, he also bred Bergenia, Sedum, Phlox and
Campanula.
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Dr. Armitage is well known as a
writer, speaker and researcher on the topic of
herbaceous
perennials
throughout
the world. He has evaluated garden plants in Montreal, Canada, East Lansing, Michigan and now
in Athens, GA where he is a professor at the University of
Georgia. He holds his B.S. from MacDonald College, Quebec, M.S.
from University of Guelph, Ontario and his Ph.D. from Michigan
State University.
Armitage is the author
of 10 books. He is best known for his classroom and reference
text, Herbaceous Garden
Plants.
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A
world renowned rose breeder and writer, Austin lives in
Shropshire, England. His breeding program centers on the Old
Garden Roses (Gallicas, Damasks, Alba roses, etc.) with emphasis
on repeat blooming and a wide flower color range. That unique
breeding program has resulted in his own category of roses
called simply, "Austin Roses."
In 2003, David Austin was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honor by
the Royal Horticultural Society for his services to
horticulture. He has received an Honorary MSc from the
University of East London for his work on rose breeding and the
lifetime achievement award from the Garden Centre Association in
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