Posts Tagged ‘Arnold Arboretum’
Blooms Across the Pacific: Ernest H. Wilson’s Azalea Diplomacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1919 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, a horticultural treasure trove arrived at the hallowed grounds of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Ernest H. Wilson, that intrepid plant explorer and…
Read MoreUnmoved by Mountains: The Enigmatic Life of Charles Sprague Sargent
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1841 On this day, the horticultural world was graced with the birth of Charles Sprague Sargent, a man destined to become one of America’s most distinguished botanists. Charles, a figure as…
Read MorePansies, Painters, and Prestige: The Horticultural Reign of Denys Zirngiebel
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 16, 1964 On this day, dear readers, we bid a fond farewell to Denys Zirngiebel, a Swiss-born naturalist whose green thumb left an indelible mark on American horticulture. Like a well-tended perennial,…
Read MoreJohn Muir: Father of the National Parks and Nature’s Inspirational Voice
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 21, 1838 Dearest reader, On this day, John Muir was born, a man whose passion for the wild forged a lasting legacy as the “Father of Yosemite” and a cornerstone of the…
Read MoreJim Salyards and the Silent Spring at Filoli During COVID-19
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 25, 2020 Dearest reader, On this day, Jim Salyards, the dedicated Director of Horticulture at the grand Filoli Center, found himself wandering a silent paradise. The famed estate and its 16-acre formal…
Read MoreFrom France to the Frost: The Botanical Legend of Georges Bugnet
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 27, 1879 Dearest Gardeners, On this day, Georges Bugnet, that indefatigable French-Canadian plant breeder, was born. In the early 1900s, George and his young wife left France and settled in Canada, with…
Read MoreErnest Henry Wilson: The Legendary Plant Explorer and the Story of the Lily Limp
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 15, 1876 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of Ernest Henry Wilson, the intrepid English plant collector and explorer whose adventurous spirit forever enriched Western gardens with the wonders…
Read MoreA visionary of green spaces: Charles Eliot and the birth of American landscape conservation
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 1, 1859 Dearest reader, On this day, we mark the birth of a visionary in the realm of landscape architecture, Charles Eliot, whose brief yet luminous career changed the very fabric of…
Read MoreThe Long Search for Shortia: Charles Wilkins Short and a Botanist’s Mystery
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 6, 1794 Dearest reader, On this day was born Charles Wilkins Short, a Kentucky physician and botanist whose passion for flora blossomed into a remarkable legacy. In 1833, he authored a comprehensive…
Read MoreJohn Muir and Charles Sprague Sargent: Contrasting Spirits in Nature’s Majesty
John of the Mountains April 21, 1838 Today is the birthday of the Scottish-American naturalist, conservationist, and author John Muir. Muir was known by many names: “John of the Mountains,” “Father of Yosemite,” and “Father of the National Parks.” In particular, John’s work to preserve Yosemite resulted in a famous picture of Muir posing with…
Read MoreErnest Henry Wilson: The Plant Collector Who Brought the Handkerchief Tree and Regal Lily to the West
Ernest the Explorer February 15, 1876 Today is the birthday of the prolific English plant collector, gardener, botanist, and explorer Ernest Henry Wilson. When the botanist Augustine Henry met with a 22-year-old Ernest Henry Wilson, he wrote to his friend, Evelyn Gleesen, to share his impressions of Ernest after their first visit together: “He is…
Read MoreJames Arnold: The Benefactor Behind America’s First Arboretum
The Arnold Arboretum December 3, 1868 Today is the anniversary of the death of the wealthy businessman, philanthropist, and botanist James Arnold. James is the namesake for Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum – the very first arboretum in the United States. James was born to a Quaker family in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1807, James married Sarah…
Read MoreDecember 3, 2020 Seed Size, Gourds and Squashes, James Arnold, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Sara Coleridge, Earth to Table by Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann, and Octavia Hill
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Read MoreDenys Zirngiebel: The Pansy King of Needham
The Arnold Arboretum December 3, 1868 Today is the anniversary of the death of the wealthy businessman, philanthropist, and botanist James Arnold. James is the namesake for Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum – the very first arboretum in the United States. James was born to a Quaker family in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1807, James married Sarah…
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