Alexander Von Humboldt- The Daily Gardener

Alexander Von Humboldt

Discoverer of Central and South America #OTD On this day in 1859, the naturalist and botanist Alexander Von Humboldt died; he was 89 years old. In 1806, Friedrich Georg Weitsch painted his portrait; two years after he returned from his five-year research trip through Central and South America. Humboldt didn’t go alone; he was accompanied…

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Today’s book recommendation: The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf “The Invention of Nature” reveals the extraordinary life of the visionary German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and how he created the way we understand nature today. Though almost forgotten today, his name lingers everywhere…

May 6, 2019 Warm Night Temperatures, Jean Senebier, Lomatium, Alexander Von Humboldt, Temperate House, Massachusetts Hort Society, Andrea Wulf, The Invention of Nature, Mother’s Day Flowers, and the Hudson Garden Club

We are on the cusp of continuous warm nights. Warm soil temps will take a few more weeks. Recently, I had a gardener ask me about their hearty hibiscus that was planted last year. They were worried it wasn’t coming back. In Minnesota, gardeners often start to freak out a bit if…