Peckerwood's John Fairey Receives American Horticultural Society's Liberty Hyde Bailey Award

Congratulations to John Fairey upon winning the American Horticultural Society's prestigious Liberty Hyde Bailey Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made siginficant lifetime contributions to at least three of the following horticultural fields: teaching, research, communications, plant exploration, administration, art, business, and leadership.   

The 2016 awards will be presented on the evening of
June 2 during the Great American Gardeners Awards Ceremony at River Farm, the AHS's headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.

Fairey has been creating beauty at Peckerwood Garden since 1971, when he purchased the first seven acres of what has expanded to thirty-nine. With more than 3,000 species of plants, many rare and endangered, Peckerwood is the consummate plant collector's garden.

  

Over the years, Fairey has been recognized for his lifetime contributions. In 2013, the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College awarded him the Arthur Hoyt Scott Medal for his "outstanding national contribution to the science and art of gardening." John was also named a "Place Maker" by the Foundation for Landscape Studies, an award that will be presented in New York City in early May.

Peckerwood Garden, located in Hempstead, Texas, has been a Garden Conservancy partner since 1998. It is celebrated for its unique collection of rare plants, as well as its artistry.