Wayne Winterrowd, a plantsman and writer who drew on the lush gardens of his Louisiana childhood to form a paradise in the frigid hills of New England, died Sept. 17 at his home in Readsboro, Vt. He was 68. ❋ Adrian Higgins (2010)
I agree that Brian was a real trooper–he is also a great plantsman. ❋ Unknown (2010)
This was a plant used extensively in gardens as seen in the books and articles written by and about Dutch plantsman and designer Piet Oudolf. ❋ Unknown (2010)
He is particularly fascinated by butterfly ecology, bird evolution and diversity, odonate habitat choice and breeding, and adaptation to the sea shore by a wide variety of animals, as well as being a keen plantsman (species only, though!). ❋ Unknown (2010)
Like his friend Cedric Morris further down the valley, Nash called himself an artist plantsman, and both men put the creation of their gardens on a par with their art. ❋ Roger Deakin (2009)
He has taken on the mantle of the artist plantsman from Nash. ❋ Roger Deakin (2009)
As he matured as a gardener, Johnston became a formidable plantsman with a discerning eye but catholic tastes, selecting plants not only for their rarity but also for what they could contribute to his garden picture. ❋ Ethne Clarke (2009)
We learned he is an avid plantsman and hopes to really devote himself to his garden when he retires in a couple of years. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Some years ago the renowned English garden writer and plantsman, Christopher Lloyd, noticed plants with chocolate brown to bronze leaves. ❋ William Safire (2004)
It was during one of my many visits to McDonald's Nursery near Abergavenny that I was discussing this dilemma with plantsman Neil McDonald. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Wirth-Miller must have absorbed much from Morris, artistically and as a plantsman. ❋ Unknown (2011)
"Dave is a natural-born plantsman, self-motivated, with a well-honed sense of style," says Dan Hinkley, former owner of Heronswood. ❋ Unknown (2011)
In the late 1980s Mr. Cabot, by then a consummate plantsman, visited Ruth Bancroft, renowned in horticultural circles for the "dry garden" - thousands of cactuses, succulents and shrubs - she began in the 1950s on her property in Walnut Creek, Calif. ❋ By MARGALIT FOX (2011)
Rice, a British plantsman who also gardens in Pennsylvania, devotes much of his book to recommending suitable plants. ❋ Adrian Higgins (2011)
Thomas Jefferson was also a celebrated plantsman and, while an envoy to Paris, he romanced the married Anglo-Italian artist and society hostess Maria Cosway. ❋ Rowan Pelling (2011)
Molbak's Special Evening Event: "Designs for the Fall & Winter Garden," featuring Dan Hinkley, plantsman, author, plant collector and speaker, 6 p.m. ❋ Unknown (2011)
