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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Father of Microbiology Today, in 1632, the “father of microbiology” Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born. Leeuwenhoek’s interest in making lenses led to his discovery of microbial life. Leeuwenhoek’s work set the stage for plant anatomy. This post was featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: helping gardeners find their roots, one story at a time…
Read MoreOctober 24, 2019 An 11-Story Monarch Mural, What Landscape Architects Wish You Knew, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Marianne North, Margaret Owen, Emily Dickinson, The Daylily by Peat and Petit, Plants to Cut Back, and A Fancy from Fontanelle
Today we celebrate the scientist who set the stage for Plant Anatomy and the amazing botanical illustrator Marianne North who traveled the world, capturing exotic flowers with her magnificent oil paintings. We also celebrate Margaret Owen, the English galanthophile and gardener we lost five years ago today. We’ll hear some thoughts from Emily Dickinson about…
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