Rate My Professor Allan Armitage

Armitage authored eight influential books, including Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on Their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes (second edition, 1998), recognized by the American Horticultural Society as one of the 75 most important horticultural books of the last 75 years; Specialty Cut Flowers (second edition, 2003), which received the Educational Media Award from the Professional Plant Growers Association; and Armitage's Garden Perennials: A Color Encyclopedia (2000). He also published over 250 articles and papers, and developed two CD-ROMs: Photographic Library of Herbaceous Plants featuring 7,200 images and The Educated Gardener (1999). His contributions earned him prestigious honors such as the Liberty Hyde Bailey Award from the American Horticultural Society (2012), the Distinguished National Educator Award from the same society, the Medal of Honor from the Garden Club of America, Educator of the Year from the Georgia Green Industry Association, and the Gold Medal of Achievement from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. A prolific speaker, Armitage has delivered more than 1,000 lectures across the United States, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and beyond, solidifying his impact on the horticultural community.