Posts Tagged ‘Berkeley’
February 16, 2021 Plant Selfishness, Townshend Stithe Brandegee, the New Jersey State Flower, Duck Hill Journal by Page Dickey, and the Remarkable Josephine S. Margetts
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Read MoreAlice Waters: The Garden Revolutionary Who Forever Changed American Dining
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 27, 1971 My darling garden enthusiasts, today in 1971, the incomparable Alice Waters—a culinary revolutionary disguised as a humble restaurateur—opened her now-legendary Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. What a delicious milestone…
Read MoreThe Late-Blooming Botanist: Ynes Mexia’s Extraordinary Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 24, 1870 On this day, dear readers, the gardening world received a most remarkable gift – though none would know it for decades to come. Today marks the birth of Ynes Mexia,…
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