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After reading A Woman’s Hardy Garden by Helena Rutherfurd Ely for the WinH inaugural book club meeting, we thought it was more than...


Kate Galer
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
Shofuso After Hours
On Monday May 20th, Women in Horticulture joined Kim Andrews, Executive Director of Shofuso Japanese House and Garden and the Japan...
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Julie Bare
- Jun 2, 2019
- 7 min
2019 Garden Trends Report Presented by Katie Dubow
On Thursday May 9th, 2019 Women in Horticulture members had the pleasure of hearing Katie Dubow, Creative Director at Garden Media Group,...
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Julie Bare
- Jun 2, 2019
- 5 min
WinH Inaugural Book Club Meeting
On Sunday, March 31st, 2019 Women in Horticulture held their Inaugural Book Club Meeting at Jenny Rose Carey's Northview Garden. Jenny's...
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Lucy Dinsmore
- May 29, 2019
- 2 min
Grave Gardener Happy Hour
Did you miss our Spring Happy Hour? Well, we're here to fill you in. On May 14th, Women in Hort spent a brisk Tuesday evening with the...
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Martha Keen
- May 6, 2019
- 9 min
Well-Rooted: Sarah Dominsky is Right Where She Belongs
Sarah Dominsky has put down roots in central Virginia after spending the better part of the last decade bouncing between the East and...
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Julie Bare
- Apr 28, 2019
- 7 min
2nd Annual Celebration of WinH
The 2nd Annual Celebration of Women in Horticulture took place on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 at the Ambler Arboretum of Temple...
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Lucy Dinsmore
- Apr 28, 2019
- 5 min
Sounding Like a Leader
Earlier in April, Women in Horticulture had the opportunity to hear the revered Dr. Laura Sicola speak on the topic Vocal Empowerment...
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Lucy Dinsmore
- Apr 5, 2019
- 7 min
Abra Lee: On Horticulture, Fashion, Leadership and Mentorship
Abra Lee is doing something for the first time - she's freelancing. She starts everyday by writing, waking at 4:00am because she knows...
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ejc2395
- Mar 30, 2019
- 2 min
Gertrude Jekyll: One of the Best Plantswomen of All Time
Gertrude Jekyll’s passion and background in art set her up perfectly to make history. Born in London in 1843, Jekyll grew up on her...
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Lucy Dinsmore
- Mar 29, 2019
- 3 min
Recap: Your Body as a Tool
This event was a continuation of an event that Women in Hort put on last September called Protect Our Bodies. At that event, there was a...
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Martha Keen
- Mar 29, 2019
- 2 min
Katharine Sergeant White, Book Critic of Plant Catalogs
1882-1977 | United States "For gardeners, this is the season of lists and callow hopefulness; hundreds of thousands of bewitched readers...
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Lucy Dinsmore
- Mar 22, 2019
- 7 min
She Put Her Head Down and Persevered
My great-grandmother was a woman who persevered in the face of family tragedy and challenging economic circumstances. Frances Vaughan...
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Lucy Dinsmore
- Mar 12, 2019
- 3 min
Woman of Firsts: Marie Clark Taylor
It took some sleuthing to find this Historic Woman (not of Horticulture) of Botany, but I found her! Marie Clark Taylor (1911-1990) was...
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Kathleen Salisbury
- Mar 8, 2019
- 4 min
Anne Ophelia Dowden: Author and Illustrator
“I suppose that if you have a rapport with growing things, it just makes you happy that there is so much of it —even the grass that grows...
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Martha Keen
- Mar 1, 2019
- 5 min
Always Becoming: Lucy Dinsmore's Path to Horticulture
For March Featured Horticulturist, we're so delighted to introduce one of our own, Lucy Dinsmore. Lucy has been involved with Women In...
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Julie Bare
- Feb 13, 2019
- 4 min
Getting Sharp: Tips for Tool Sharpening
It's that time of the year when I imagine most people, like myself, are hunkering down and waiting out winter. Now is a perfect time to...
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Martha Keen
- Feb 5, 2019
- 6 min
Janet Draper: A People PlantsPerson
Janet Draper wouldn't be the first horticulturist to query whether she was in the industry more for the plants or for the people. It's a...
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Lucy Dinsmore
- Feb 4, 2019
- 4 min
Headshots & Public Speaking
On Groundhog Day 2019, a great group of women turned out on a Saturday morning to do things we seldom or rarely do, some of which we...
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Cat Meholic
- Jan 23, 2019
- 6 min
Professional Show-&-Tell: Part II
This post is a summary of the second half of our Professional Show-&-Tell at the Morris Arboretum on January 19th. Presentations by Lucy...
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