planter

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The name comes from an estate built on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the early years of the 18th century by Philemon Hemsley, a wealthy merchant and tobacco planter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

“I was trying to take a picture of the beautiful turquoise planter at the end of the pool, but the camera was on me, so I just snapped it,” she later told PEOPLE.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

Step inside and you’ll find a turquoise blue midcentury couch on a platform, a curving Dr. Seuss-style tree in a vintage planter and a ’60s-era clear glass ice bucket shaped like a cowboy hat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

Brought over by the British, the game is mentioned in the diaries of the politician and planter William Bird III in 1704.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

He might grant a tour to a visitor, a distinguished neighbor or curious planter from another neck of the woods, but it was rare.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead