Everett was a natural promoter and networker. Having the vocal reach of an orator, he seldom needed a microphone. Outside the Garden, he was an engaging, sought-after speaker. He was a judge at flower shows and a longtime landscape consultant to the Port Authority of New York. He was featured on radio and television, wrote the weekly “Gardeners’ Forum” of the New York Herald Tribune, and became consulting editor of Flower Grower Magazine. He was a guide for several travel agencies, leading popular garden tours around the world.
Everett authored a series of practical handbooks for professionals and amateurs alike.
Cartoonist Marjorie Ann Tobin captured the energetic, unsinkable Everett as “The Professor.”
Everett (center) was interviewed on television shows discussing a wide variety of gardening issues.
Flower Guidebooks, 1945
Everett published a three-volume set of illustrated pocket guidebooks on flowers.
Garden Journal, May/June 1967
Everett wrote many articles for gardening magazines and journals such as these on transplanting and pruning.
(Courtesy of Michael Ruggerio) [view the full issue here]
Radio segment schedule card, 1947
The medium of radio was a perfect fit for Everett’s British accent, quick wit, and expertise. He appeared on WNYC’s “Calling All Gardeners” on Saturday mornings from 8:30 to 8:45.
Gardens of Europe Tour brochure, 1960
Everett was a popular guide on many garden tours around the world.
