Bengt Schalin
| Bengt Michael Schalin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
7 January 1889 Nykarleby, Finland |
| Died |
9 November 1982 (aged 93) Esbo, Finland |
| Occupation | garden architect |
Bengt Schalin (7 January 1889 – 9 November 1982) was a well-known garden architect and botanist in Finland during the 20th century.[1][2][3]
Life
Schalin obtained his secondary school diploma in 1907 in Turku and went on to study horticulture in Belgium and Germany, where he obtained a degree in gardening in 1912 from the Köstritz Higher School of Horticulture.[1][2] He ran his own garden design office in Helsinki from 1916 until 1922.[1] From 1922 until 1944, he had his own garden and nursery in Kyrkslätt in Finland.[1][2]
He was employed as the city gardener in Helsinki from 1946 until his retirement in 1957.[1] He was considered one of Finland's leading experts in the field of garden archicture, with a speciality in perennial plants and decorative bushes.[4] He was also a pioneering plant breeder who grew new hybrid lilies, rhododendrons, crab apple trees, roses and viburnums for the gardens in Helsinki.[3]
He designed a large number of private and public gardens, including the botanical garden in Jakobstad and the park at Vanögård (Finnish: Vanajanlinna).[2]