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Here are the vibrant stories of eighteen heroes of horticulture - institution builders, plant explorers and garden creators - who have all had a major impact on the American landscape. Three of them worked together to establish The Garden Conservancy to preserve exceptional gardens for the public. Others came to the rescue to restore and enhance public parks and public spaces, setting new standards for aesthetics and encouraging wider public use. While some have taken on the revitalization of botanic gardens, important to science and public education as well as public enjoyment, others have worked to create new outstanding public gardens. Then there are the adventurous tales of the intrepid plant explorers who travel to remote parts of the globe hunting for new plants unknown in the west.



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Barbara Paul Robinson

During a sabbatical from the law firm, Debevoise & Plimpton, where she was the first woman partner, Barbara Paul Robinson worked as a gardener for Rosemary Verey at Barnsley House. She credits this life transforming experience with soon thereafter becoming the first woman President of the New York City Bar. She has written the first and so far only biography, Rosemary Verey: The Life and Lessons of a Legendary Gardener, published by David R. Godine. A frequent speaker, Barbara has published articles in the New York Times, Horticulture, Fine Gardening and Hortus and wrote a chapter in Rosemary Verey's The Secret Garden. Her own gardens at Brush Hill created with her husband Charles in northwestern Connecticut can be viewed at www.brushhillgardens.com



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