Oftentimes, we wonder not what our gardens grow, but who our gardens grow. Legends in the Garden is a collection of the history, places, people, and stories behind the names of some of Americas most well known plants. These anecdotes, researched and written by authors Linda L. Copeland and Allan M. Armitage, are a compilation of forty-six of these little known origins of plant names.
Author Biography:
Linda Langston Copeland grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated from Wheaton College, Norton, and Massachusetts, with a BA in Economics. Always passionate about flowers and gardens, her serious studies in the field of horticulture began at the University of Georgia in 1992, where she took related courses for the next five years. Linda lives and gardens in Atlanta, Georgia, where she has served as a volunteer and board member of the Atlanta History Center, the Southeastern Flower Show, Northwood Garden Club, the Georgia Perennial Plant Association, and Gardens for Peace. Presently, she serves on the Board of the Cherokee Garden Library. Gardening is also a favorite pastime at the family's cabin on Lake Rabun. For the last seventeen years, she has coordinated garden tours in the United States and abroad for Garden Vistas. She and her husband, Dean, have a son who lives in Atlanta and a daughter who, with her husband and three sons, lives in Alexandria, Virginia.Allan M. Armitage is widely considered one of the world's foremost horticulturists. Armitage is a well-known professor, teacher, writer, speaker, and researcher throughout the world. He holds a B.S. from MacDonald College of McGill University, Quebec; an M.S. from University of Guelph, Ontario, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. At the University of Georgia (UGA), he runs the research gardens where new plant material from most of the flower breeders of the world is tested. The Trial Gardens at UGA are among the finest in the nation. His teaching and writing awards are many and include the Golden Trowel Award from Garden Writers of America for his book Allan Armitage on Perennials. Additionally, his book Herbaceous Perennial Plants is an industry standard. Greenhouse Grower magazine named Armitage one of the ten most influential people or organizations--ever--in the floriculture industry. Armitage's engaging style is widely appreciated for being charming and lively as well as knowledgeable. He is in constant demand as a speaker, and he considers his work with plants to be therapeutic, exciting, and creative.
