Posts Tagged ‘botanical collections’
Blooming Against the Odds: Ellsworth Jerome Hill’s Botanical Triumph
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. December 1, 1833 On this day, dear friends of the garden and admirers of human perseverance, a most remarkable individual drew his first breath. Ellsworth Jerome Hill, destined to become a Presbyterian minister,…
Read MoreFrom Heartbreak to Herbarium: The Extraordinary Life of Georgiana Molloy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 23, 1843 On this day, we celebrate the birth of Georgiana Molloy (books about this person), an English-Australian pioneer and one of the first botanical collectors in Western Australia. Her life, dear…
Read MoreBrother Beck’s Botanical Legacy: When University of Dayton’s Campus Grounds Became Living Textbooks
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 23, 1958 My dearest garden enthusiasts, what a delightful discovery awaits us in the archives of horticultural history! A tale of academic ambition and botanical beauty unfolds before us, one that speaks…
Read MoreThe Accountant Who Collected Palm Trees: Robert H. Montgomery’s Story
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 21, 1872 My dearest garden enthusiasts, on this day, we celebrate the birth of Colonel Robert Hiester Montgomery, a man whose passion for plants would transform a corner of Florida into one…
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