"Through tales of invention, creativity, dogged research, innovation, perspiration, and inspiration spanning from the early 1700s to the mid-1980s, Heroines of Horticulture offers readers insight into 100 influential women who met and overcame obstacles to contribute a horticulture legacy that has helped shape the land that surrounds us today in North America. Many of the featured women are unknown or forgotten figures of horticulture history, making this book an overdue opportunity to acknowledge their work and celebrate their achievements that have left a lasting legacy."--Publisher

Chapter 1: how women were restricted ny education opportunites -- Chapter 2: women botanists and landscape artists -- Chapter 3: The heroiens of horticulture: biographies of the 100 brave, determined, creative women who have shaped North America's heritage and its gardening landscape -- Appendixes: A: Index of the 100 biographies and supplementary index -- B: visiting the featured gardens -- C: about the Cultural Landscape Foundation

Includes index

Art is by Pablo Jose Martinez