Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens
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Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens
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| location | Massachusetts , United States | |
| surface | 2.43 ha | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 39 ' N , 70 ° 57' W | |
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| Setup date | 2012 | |
| administration | The Trustees of Reservations | |
Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens is a 6 acres (2.4 hectares ) large nature reserve near the town of New Bedford in the state of Massachusetts of the United States , which by the organization The Trustees of Reservations is managed.
Protected area
The aim of the reserve is to convert a former tree nursery, named after Allen Clifton Haskell (1935-2004), into a public park landscape. It includes lavishly designed gardens, historic buildings and greenhouses. In 2012, at the request of the City of New Bedford, the trustees acquired the land for sale in order to prevent development and, in close cooperation with the community, to preserve it as a green space. Allen C. Haskell, who lived in New Bedford his entire life, managed and designed the property for more than 30 years.
history
The New York Times describes Haskell in its obituary as "a plant breeder with an artist's eye". For 50 years, his nursery has attracted gardeners who were in search of rare plants and who appreciated the knowledge that Haskell was happy to share. Kim Tripp from the New York Botanical Garden even spoke of real pilgrimages in this context .
The rare plants in the nursery include a hornbeam hedge , a 250-year-old dogwood and a Chinese handkerchief tree . In addition, the Funkien collection became famous around the world, and the topiary in the park caught the attention of Queen Beatrix , who sent her chief gardener to select several hundred. Since Haskell never traveled further than Philadelphia , the world came to him - including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis , who asked for help with her daughter Caroline's wedding. Even Martha Stewart visited him regularly, and in return Haskell took appearances on her show true.
Haskell has won several prizes at the New England Flower Show , which today offers a special prize named after him every spring. The director of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Tom Strangfeld is quoted as saying: "There was Allen, and then came all the others. I will never forget how he made an apple tree bloom and framed it with azaleas . It was like a painting in the Museum of Fine Arts . "
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens. The Trustees of Reservations , accessed May 27, 2016 .
- ^ A b c Anne Raver: Allen C. Haskell, 69, Nurseryman Known for His Rare Plants, Dies. In: The New York Times . December 13, 2004, accessed May 27, 2016 .