Posts Tagged ‘Alabama’
December 14, 1819: Alabama Picks the Camellia as the State Flower
The Beautiful Camellia December 14, 1819 On this day, Alabama became the 22nd state to join the Union. Forty years later, the Camellia (“kah-MEE-lee-ah”) became the official state flower of Alabama. Before that, Alabama’s state flower was the Goldenrod. Camellia is an evergreen plant in the tea family. The flower size of Camellias can range…
Read MoreDecember 14, 2020 New Apple Variety in Wiltshire, John Claudius Loudon, Richard Hale Goodwin, John Bannister Tabb, Alchemy of Herbs by Rosalee De La Foret and the State Flower of Alabama
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News New variety of apple discovered by Wiltshire runner | The Guardian Archie Thomas stumbled across solitary windfall fruit that could be a cross between a…
Read MoreJuly 20, 2020 Thomas Rainer’s Garden Tips, David Nelson, Gregor Mendel, Daylilies, Brian Shaw, Katharine White, The Garden as Sanctuary, Shrubs by Andy McIndoe, and Katharine White
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Unconventional Wisdom: 8 Revolutionary Ideas for Your Garden from Thomas Rainer – Gardenista “When you meet landscape architect Thomas Rainer he comes across as a…
Read MoreJuly 17, 2020 A Hot Tip for Hydrangeas, the B-Line Network for Pollinators, Charles Theodore Mohr, George William Russell, Arthur Koehler, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, Dog Days Poetry, How to Make a Plant Love You by Summer Rayne Oakes, and Poppy Art at the Tower of London
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News New National Wildflower Network Opens Major Routes Across UK for Pollinating Insects | The Independent Botanical History On This Day 1901 Charles Theodore Mohr, the…
Read MoreThe Shasta Snow-Wreath: A California Rare Plant Discovered in 1992
“Before 1992, researchers studying Lake Shasta salamanders were familiar with the plant, but they didn’t know it was a rare plant or that it had not yet been discovered.” December 11, 1992 On this day, California newspapers reported that botanists had discovered a new plant in California with a delightfully charming common name – the…
Read MoreDecember 11, 2019 Chinese Witch Hazel, Oca & Mashua Tubers, College Glen, Martin Sesse, Jacob Schneck, Victor Lemoine, Fiorello LaGuardia, Countertop Gardens by Shelley Levis, Galison Butterfly Puzzle, and the Shasta Snow-Wreath
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Chinese Witch Hazel Plant story – Hamamelis mollis – The English Garden @theenglishgarden.co.uk Here’s the story behind the beautiful Chinese witch hazel – Hamamelis mollis.…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2019 Central Park Arborists, Dahlias at Bramble Garden, Saving Junipers, Andre Michaux, Theodore Vogel, John Tyndall, Edna Walling, Baron von Mueller, Starting & Saving Seeds by Julie Thompson Adolf, Plant Labels, and the Davenport Women’s Club
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Branching Out: The Arborists Behind (and in) Central Park’s Trees – The Official Website of Central Park NYC I think that I shall never see……
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2019 The Secret Garden, Bernard McMahon, John M. Darby, Abel Aken Hunter, Prose on Autumn Denis Mackail, Straw Bale Gardens Complete by Joel Karsten, Winterizing Strawberry Beds, and the Mary Statue in South Natick
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue Last night, I shared the trailer for the remake of The Secret Garden, which just dropped. It is a visual feast for garden lovers everywhere. The…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2019 Top Four No-Fail Fall Perennials, Stephen McCormick, Edward Beard Budding, the State Flower of Alabama, Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, Victor Nekrasov, Rachel Carson by Linda Lear, Peony Sarah Bernhardt, and Helen Sharsmith
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue If your garden looks a little sad right now, it could probably benefit from the addition of some no-fail, fantastic fall perennials. Here are some of…
Read MoreA Life Among Leaves: Remembering Charles Theodore Mohr
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 17, 1901 On this day, dear readers, we bid farewell to a most curious botanical gentleman, one Charles Theodore Mohr, who has shuffled off this mortal coil at the respectable age of…
Read MoreJuly 17, 2019 Daylilies, John McMahan, Charles Theodore Mohr, George William Francis, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, Niels Mogens Bodecker, A Year in Trees by JC Raulston and Kim Tripp, Calendarize Garden Chores, and the Night-blooming Cereus
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue The Daylilies are blooming their little hearts out right now. Daylilies are in the genus Hemerocallis, which has about 15 species of daylilies. They are not…
Read MoreFrom Gold Rush to Green Rush: The Remarkable Journey of Charles Mohr
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. January 1, 1901 On this day, the esteemed botanist Charles Theodore Mohr penned a letter that would prove to be among his last significant correspondences. In it, he expressed what can only be…
Read MoreMay 16, 2019 Plant Tags, Growing Zones, Luigi Fenaroli, Charles Theodore Mohr, University of Winnipeg, Sara Teasdale, May, Wild at Home, Hilton Carter, Fall Blooms, the Kentucky State Flower, and Goldenrod
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue Do you know what to look for on a plant tag? The first significant thing I look at is the growing zone. Often, the plant tag…
Read MoreThe Kentucky Floral Emblem: Goldenrod
“Goldenrod has a lot of haters; many people confuse it for ragweed. I hate even to say that – because I think that makes people think they must look similar. That’s just not true.” May 16, 1926 On this day, Kentucky selected the Goldenrod as its State Flower. Previously, Kentucky’s flower had been the…
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