Background
Free, Montague was born on December 12, 1885 in Cambridge, England. Son of Samuel and Agnes (Day) Free.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Montague Free
Edit Profile
Education
Certificate Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1912.
Career
With Botanic Garden, Cambridge, 1899-1906, Warley Place Gardens, 1906-1908, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, 1908-1912. Assistant gardener floriculture department, State College Agriculture, Ithaca, New York, 1912-1913. Instructor in floriculture, School of Horticulture for Women, Ambler, Pennsylvania, February-August 1913.
Head gardener and horticultural, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, 1914-1945.
Staff horticulturist, The Home Garden, 1945-1954, senior editor The Flower Grower, since 1954.
Achievements
Membership
Member Association Kew Gardeners in America, Saint George’s Society, American Horticultural Society, Horticultural Society of New York, Alpine Garden Society of Great Britain (honorary life).
Connections
Married Violette Caroline Thayer, August 20, 1916 (died 1923). Married second, Maude L. Hickok, June 5, 1926.
-
Born
-
Died
January 27, 1965 (aged 79) -
Resting place
Buried Saint James Cemetery, Hyde Park.
Awards
-
Awarded gold medal by Horticultural Society New New York Thos. Roland gold medal, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1949. George Doctorate. Pratt gold medal of Achievement for Professional Gardeners, 1952.tempSpaceCitation American Horticultural Council, 1956.Awarded gold medal by Horticultural Society New New York Thos. Roland gold medal, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1949. George Doctorate. Pratt gold medal of Achievement for Professional Gardeners, 1952.tempSpaceCitation American Horticultural Council, 1956.