Allan M. Armitage (1 June 1946) is professor of

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at the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

, US, where he teaches, conducts research, and runs the University of Georgia Horticulture Gardens—producing annual guidelines for annuals and perennials suitable for heat and humidity. He is most famously known for his Tilley hat.

Life

Armitage travels widely as a lecturer and consultant and has received numerous awards from nursery trade groups and horticultural organizations, including the Medal of Honor from the Garden Club of America. He was recognized as one of the best teachers in the nation when he received the distinguished National Educator Award from the

American Horticultural Society The American Horticultural Society (AHS) is a nonprofit, membership-based organization that promotes excellence in American horticulture. It is headquartered at River Farm in Alexandria, Virginia. History Established in 1922, the AHS is one of ...

. He is well known as a writer, speaker and researcher throughout the world. He holds his B.Sc from

MacDonald College The Macdonald Campus of McGill University (commonly referred to as the ‘Mac Campus’ or simply ’Mac’) houses McGill's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (FAES), which includes the Institute of Parasitology, the School of Huma ...

, Quebec, M.Sc. from

University of Guelph , mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities" , established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922) , type = Public university , chancellor ...

, Ontario and his Ph.D. from

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...

. His publications include nine books and more than 350 articles and papers. Armitage has lectured in Canada, the United States, China, Colombia, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. He has visited research centers and production centers throughout the world and is constantly studying annuals, perennials,

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, and greenhouse crops in various climates. He teaches courses in Greenhouse Production, Greenhouse Crop Management, and

Herbaceous plant Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent wood, woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennial plant, perennials, and nearly all Annual plant, annuals and Biennial plant, biennials. Definition ...

Identification and Use. He writes a monthly column for ''Greenhouse Grower Magazine'', a national trade journal, in which he discusses new crops and new trends in floriculture.

Publications

* Armitage, Allan M. ''Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens''. Timber Press: Portland, 2006. . * Armitage, Allan M. ''Armitage's Garden Annuals: A Color Encyclopedia''. Timber Press: Portland, 2004. . * Armitage, Allan M., and Judy M. Laushman. ''Specialty Cut Flowers: The Production of Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, and Woody Plants for Fresh and Dried Cut Flowers''. Second Ed. Timber Press: Portland, 2003. . * Armitage, Allan M. ''Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials''. Timber Press: Portland, 2001. . * Armitage, Allan M. ''Armitage's Garden Perennials: A Color Encyclopedia.'' Timber Press: Portland, 2000. . * Armitage, Allan M. ''Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on Their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes''. 2nd Edition. Ball Publishing: Batavia, 1998. .

References

External links

Author's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Armitage, Allan 1946 births Living people American botanical writers American male non-fiction writers American horticulturists 21st-century American botanists University of Guelph alumni Michigan State University alumni University of Georgia faculty