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Throughout history,have made significant
contributions to the changes in landscape design and the
introduction of plants from one part of the planet to another.
Listed below are the names of a few of the people who fall
into this category. By clicking on the alphabetical range at the
top of the list, you will be taken to a page with more detail
about each person. That will include lists of plants and
landscapes with which they are associated.
Hostas are the Number One selling (and enjoyed) genus of
herbaceous perennials. Many people have contributed to the
expansion of the cultivars available and to spreading the word
about this great plant. Check out our
section
for more information on these people and their impact on the
genus, Hosta.
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John Aislabie |
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Bacon, Sir Francis
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Bailey, Liberty Hyde
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Banks, Sir Joseph
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Banyai, Pauline
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Bartram, John
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Beal, W.J.
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Beauharnais, Josephine de
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Beaumont, Guillaume
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Bégon, Michel
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Benedict, Ralph (Herb)
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Bennerup, Pierre
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Bergen,
Karl August von
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Bigelow, Dr. Jacob
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Blaikie, Thomas
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Blomfield, Sir Reginald
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Bloom, Adrian
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Bloom, Alan
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Bond, John
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Bouganville, Louise Antoine de
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Bowden, Roger & Ann
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Bowles, E.A.
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Bridgeman, Charles
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Brown, Lancelot ('Capability')
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Brunner, Samuel
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Buchanan, John
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Buddle, Rev. Adam
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Budding, Edwin
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Bulley, Arthur
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Burbank, Luther
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Burchell, William
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Burkwood, Arthur
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Burpee, W. Atlee
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Butchart, Robert
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W.J. Beal |
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Jim
Crockett |
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James Dickson |
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Paul
Ecke, Jr |
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Fairchild, Dr
David
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Falstad, Clarence
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Farges, Père Paul Guillaume
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Farrand, Beatrix
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Farrer, Reginald
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Fischer, Helen Field
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Fish, Margery
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Fisher, Eunice V.
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Fletcher, Harold
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Foerster, Karl
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John
Fraser |
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Asa Gray |
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Sir Harold
Hillier |
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Geoffrey
Jellicoe |
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Pehr Kalm |
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Christopher
Lloyd |
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Maack, Richard
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Macleay,
Alexander
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Magnol, Pierre
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Makino, Tomitaro
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Marot, Daniel
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Masson, Francis
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Matteuci, Carlo
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Mattioli,
Pietro Andrea
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Maximowicz, Carl
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McIntosh, John
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Menzies, Archibald
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Meyer, Frank L.
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Miller, Philip
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M'Mahon, Bernard
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Mollet, André
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Monardes, Nicolas
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Monet, Claude
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Montgomery,
Robert
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More, Sir Thomas
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Morel, Francisque
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Francis
Masson |
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Sir Harold
Nicolson |
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Henri d'Orleans |
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Joseph
Paxton |
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John Rodgers |
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Soulange-Bodin, Étienne
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Soulie, Jean Andre
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Sprenger,
Carl Ludwig
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Spruce, Richard
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Steele, Fletcher
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Steller, Georg Wilhelm
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Stern,
Sir Frederick
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Stokes, Dr.
Jonathan
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Stuart, John
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Swain, Roger
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Richard Spruce |
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John
Tradescant |
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Rosemary
Verey |
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Jim Wilson |
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Over time, we plan on adding to this list and would like your
help. If you have a suggestion for someone who should be
included, please
send us
an email.
Thanks.
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