Celebrating National Avocado Day

Avocado

“Avocado is a fruit, and it was initially called an alligator pear by Sir Hans Sloane in 1696.” July 31, 2020 Today is National Avocado Day – the last day in July. Avocado is a fruit, and it was initially called an alligator pear by Sir Hans Sloane in 1696. Guinness has a giant avocado…

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A Botanical Farewell: The Extraordinary Legacy of David Fairchild

David Fairchild

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 6, 1954 On this day, my darling hothouse flowers, we bid a fond farewell to that most magnificent of botanical adventurers, Dr. David Fairchild, who departed this earthly garden at the splendid…

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