For renowned horticulturalist and writer Allan Armitage, plants and gardens are much more than objects of research. In his 40-year career — first in his native Canada and then in the United States — ...

Although Professor John Ruter officially became director of the Trial Gardens at the University of Georgia on July 1, Professor Allan Armitage, retiring professor and past director of the Gardens, led ...

Armitage's Garden Perennials, by Allan M. Armitage (Timber Press, $49.95) Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees, by Nancy Ross Hugo (Timber Press, $29.95) Those of us of a ...

King of the perennials, Dr. Allan Armitage has finally written a memoir that was released this month. While Armitage is a very prolific and able writer, fans of his have waited impatiently for this ...

Are we becoming a generation of gardeners without gardens? Author, speaker, professor and all-around gardening trend-watcher Allan Armitage thinks so. He believes more and more of tomorrow's "gardens" ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Allan Armitage, professor of horticulture at the University of Georgia and founder ...

It is a good thing that the dastardly virus has brought about a tsunami of lawn and garden patronage, a reminder that sometimes it requires dark hours to bring about the realization that energy and ...

Allan Armitage, author of Armitage’s Garden Perennials, horticulturist and professor at Georgia University coined the term “nativar” “to show customers that the industry was offering what they wanted: ...

Allan Armitage, horticulturist, garden writer and retired professor from the University of Georgia, will be the speaker at the New Orleans Botanical Garden Spring Symposium April 18. (Photo courtesy ...