Fred Spicer

Member since: 2022

Proposed by: Garden Guild of Winnetka, Zone XI

Seconded by: Kenilworth Garden Club, Zone XI

Fred R. Spicer inspires people to share his passion for plants. Trained as a landscape architect with a broad knowledge of horticulture, he has taught "best plant practices and selections" through the living collections at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and now at Chicago Botanic Garden.

In 2017, Mr. Spicer became the director of the Chicago Botanic Garden, one of our nation's major living museums and conservation science centers.

During his fifteen-year tenure at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, he led the transition from the city's public garden to a vital urban green space for the region, with carefully-planned demonstration gardens, science-based programs for all ages, and an emphasis on conservation.
Mr. Spicer has been involved with the GCA's Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference, inspiring attendees in 2010 in Birmingham, and again in 2020 in Chicago, sharing favorite themed gardens combining good design with beneficial plants.

Honorary member since 2022.