Helena Rutherfurd Ely, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHelena Rutherfurd Ely
American author and amateur gardener
Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1858
Date of Death: 18-May-1920
Profession: horticulturist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Helena Rutherfurd Ely
- Helena Rutherfurd Ely (born Helena Rutherfurd: 28 September 1858 – 18 May 1920) was an American author, amateur gardener and founding member of the Garden Club of America whose three books influenced American and British gardeners to avoid Victorian formal gardens in favor of plantings that embodied an "informal and sensual style." She focused on planning her gardens around planting "hardy perennial plants found in the agricultural landscape."
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