Daniel J. Hinkley

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About Daniel J. Hinkley

Daniel J. Hinkley

Daniel J. Hinkley, Plantsman: Author, Plant Collector, Lecturer
dba Heronmedia, a publications, design and consulting business.

Education

B.S. Michigan State University, Horticulture, Education 1976
M.S. University of WA, Urban Horticulture, 1983

Awards

Veitch Memorial Medal (V.M.M.), Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain, 2007, “for outstanding contribution to advancing the science and practice of horticulture”.
George Robert White Medal of Honor, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 2007, “for one who has done the most to advance interest in horticulture in the broadest sense”.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Award, American Horticultural Society, 2006
Medal of Honor, Garden Club of America, 2004
Marcel Le Piniac Award, North American Rock Garden Society, 2004
Scott Arboretum Gold Medal, lifetime achievement award, Swarthmore College, 2002
Garden Communicator of the Year, American Nursery and Landscape Association, 2001
White Gold Medal, Cleveland Horticultural Society, 2000
American Horticulture Society Book of the Year Award for The ExplorersGarden, 1999

 

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Journal Categories

  • Essays (54)
  • Expeditions (32)
  • Heronswood (7)
  • Plants (16)
  • Videos (4)
  • Windcliff (12)

Journal Archives

Featured Journal Post

Northern Vietnam, March 2016

I had the pleasure and luxury this spring to travel to Vietnam with my colleague Scott McMahan and … Read More

Featured Plant Portrait

Bark-a-lounger Botanists

June 2020 Video Garden Tours

Enjoy virtual garden tours with Dan and Assistant Director Ross Bayton. See what is blooming at … Read More

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Daniel J. Hinkley

Teacher, writer, lecturer, consultant, nurseryman, naturalist, gardener.
Above all, he is committed to solid and sustainable horticultural practices, above average garden plants, landscapes of distinction and raising the collective awareness of the diversity of plant life on Earth as well as the magic and mysteries of our natural world. Learn more…

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