Seeds, Specimens, and a Fatal Flaw: The Legacy of Andrea Cesalpino

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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 6, 1519 On this day, the botanical world received one of its most illustrious minds—Andrea Cesalpino was born in Arezzo, Italy. While his contemporaries were fumbling about with alphabetical arrangements or obsessing…

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The Daily Gardener Podcast Album Cover with a pot of rosemary - the herb for remembrance - beckoning gardeners to remember to listen to the show. Updated September 2025.

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Monologue I made another trip to the garden center today; that’s my fourth of this week. The reason I keep going back is that they’re clearancing out…

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