YOU CAN Grow African Violets by Joyce Stark

YOU CAN Grow African Violets by Joyce Stark

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: YOU CAN Grow African Violets by Joyce Stark This book’s subtitle is The Official Guide Authorized by the African Violet Society of America, Inc. Kent and Joyce Stork have grown violets for over 30 years. From 1991 to 2004, they wrote a column in the African Violet Magazine,…

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Bill Burtt: The Botanical Champion Who Brought African Violets to Our Homes

Brian Laurence "Bill" Burtt FRSE FLS (27 August 1913 – 30 May 2008), was an English botanist and taxonomist who is noted for his contributions to the family Gesneriaceae.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 27,  My dearest garden confidantes, on this most auspicious day, we celebrate the birth of that remarkable English botanist, Brian Lawrence “Bill” Burtt – a man whose green thumbs worked wonders that…

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The Man Behind Your African Violets: Bill Burt’s Botanical Bequest

Brian Laurence "Bill" Burtt FRSE FLS (27 August 1913 – 30 May 2008), was an English botanist and taxonomist who is noted for his contributions to the family Gesneriaceae.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 30, 2008 On this day, we bid farewell to the distinguished botanist Brian Lawrence “Bill” Burt, whose green fingers and taxonomic acumen have left an indelible mark upon our gardening world. A…

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