Posts Tagged ‘Avocado’
Celebrating National Avocado Day
“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…
Read MoreA Botanist’s Legacy: Remembering Henry Perrine’s Fatal Florida Dream
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 7, 1840 My darling garden enthusiasts, today marks a most grievous anniversary in the annals of botanical history. It was on this day in 1840 that we lost a brilliant physician and…
Read MoreA Botanical Farewell: The Extraordinary Legacy of 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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