Posts Tagged ‘American agriculture’
From Yangtze to Your Garden: The Extraordinary Life of Frank Nicholas Meyer
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 28, 1918 On this day, the intrepid Dutch-American botanist and USDA Plant Explorer, Frank Nicholas Meyer, embarked upon his final journey. With a heavy heart and weary bones, Frank boarded a steamer…
Read MoreThe Birth of a Kernel King: Orville Redenbacher’s Garden-to-Greatness Story
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 16, 1907 On this day, dear garden friend, the world welcomed one Orville Redenbacher—a name that would eventually pop into every American household with the regularity of his famous kernels. Born to…
Read MoreThe Corn Whisperer: George Harrison Shull’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: April 15, 1874 On this day, dear devotees of the garden and aficionados of agricultural innovation, we celebrate the birth of a true botanical revolutionary: George Harrison Shull. Born in 1874, this American botanist would grow to earn the illustrious title of “father of…
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