Henrietta White
Principal of Alexandra College, Dublin, horticulturist, and social activist
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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Queen consort of Great Britain for fifty-seven years.
Olive Mellor
Olive Mellor was a pioneer and advocate of women’s horticultural and garden design education and professional status. She became one of the first Australian trained professional horticulturist and garden designers, designing over 500 gardens throughout her career. She was a published author, radio broadcaster and wrote prolifically for magazines and newspapers.
Emily Gibson
Emily Gibson was a pioneer Australian trained horticulturist, the first female landscape architect and a campaigner for professional Australian landscape design training. She wrote prolifically for broadsheet newspapers and worked on significant public landscapes.
Noeline Baker
New Zeaaland gardener’s Noeline Baker’s aim was to grow all plants indigenous to Stewart Island as listed by the botanist Leonard Cockayne. Over the next 15 years her garden became a place of botanical significance and in 1949 she was awarded the Loder Cup.
Emily White
Emily White made a significant contribution to community and horticultural life in New Zealand, and was her adopted country’s first woman gardening author of note.
Annie Elsom
Annie established her own successful floristry business in Christchurch at the end of the 1800s.
Jean Galbraith
Through her innovative writing for diverse readerships, Jean Galbraith became a leader in promoting native flora.
Mairi Bury
Irish aviator, gardener, philatelist and sportswoman
Fanny Currey
Irish artist and horticulturalist