Art&DesignWinter2024

ALSO AVAILABLE ISBN: 978-0-7643-6549-2 Size: 6" x 8" (152 x 203 mm) Pages: 320 Price: $39.99, £36.99, 56.99 CAD UK Pub Date: October 2024 Illustrations: 175 color and b/w images Binding: hardcover BISAC: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists AVAILABLE AUGUST 2024 Heroines of Horticulture A Celebration of Women Who Shaped North Ameri- ca’s Gardening Heritage By Stefan White The stories of 100 brave, creative, pioneering women who shaped North America’s gardening heritage In addition to gardeners, the book will appeal to all interested in North American history and women’s rights and equality Written by a well-known horticultural historian and lecturer and member of the Royal Historical Society The stories of 100 brave, creative, pioneering women who shaped North America’s heritage and horticultural landscape. Heroines of Horticulture is a celebration and a salute to 100 women who used invention, creativity, dogged research, innovation, perspiration, and inspiration to help shape horticultural history. Among the bios included here are accounts of trailblazers who • founded many currently public gardens and estates, • helped design and shape various city and community public spaces, • contributed to the preservation of legacy heirloom plant species and the research regarding them, and • produced variants of popular flower species that are still honored and recognized today. The range of their accomplishments is vast, the variety of their talents is amazing, and the legacy they have left is enduring. In addition to being of interest to gardeners, this book is an insight into the history of the emerging, developing nations of the USA and Canada, and also a celebration of how women met and overcame obstacles to achieve equality with men. We all owe them a great deal, but many of the featured women are little known and hardly recognized, which makes this book an overdue opportunity to acknowledge their work and celebrate their achievements. About the Author After retirement from a successful entrepreneurial career, UK-based author Stefan White started public speaking, focusing on horticultural history, leading to a career as guest lecturer on international cruise ships and to writing this book. He lives in Hurley, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-0-7643-6549-2 TEXAS WILD FLOWERS 978-0-7643-3863-2 248 pp. | 9" x 12" (229 x 305 mm) | hardcover $50.00, £45.99, 73.00 CAD WOMEN IN THE DARK 978-0-7643-6016-9 144 pp. | 9" x 10 1/2" (229 x 267 mm) | hardcover $45.00, £40.99, 64.00 CAD NEW THIS SEASON | 25