Posts Tagged ‘botanical research’
Therese of Bavaria: The Princess Who Found Freedom in Flowers
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 12, 1850 On this day, Princess Therese of Bavaria (teh-RAY-zuh of buh-VAIR-ee-uh), was born. This remarkable woman found her true calling not in the gilded halls of Bavaria’s royal palaces but in…
Read MoreDawn with the Iris King: Remembering William Rickatson Dykes
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 4, 1877 Today we celebrate the birth of William Rickatson Dykes [RICK-et-sun DYKES], born in Bayswater, London. Though he began his career as a classics teacher at Charterhouse School, it was his…
Read MoreJohn Joly: The Poet-Scientist Who Understood Plant Magic
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 1, 1857 John Joly (pronounced “JOLLY”) was born on this day in Hollywood House near the village of Bracknagh (pronounced “BRACK-nuh”) in County Offaly, Ireland. Joly was an Irish polymath whose profound…
Read MoreThe Lady of Lucy’s Wood – Evelyn Mary Booth
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 30, 1897 On this day, Evelyn Mary Booth was born at Annamoe [AN-ah-moh], County Wicklow, Ireland. Her story is a beautiful reminder that it’s never too late to find your true calling…
Read MoreThe Lichen Lady: Annie Lorrain Smith’s Scientific Revolution
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 30, 1897 On this day, Evelyn Mary Booth was born at Annamoe [AN-ah-moh], County Wicklow, Ireland. Her story is a beautiful reminder that it’s never too late to find your true calling…
Read MoreE. Lucy Braun: Trailblazing Botanist and Ecologist of Eastern US Forests
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 19, 1889 Dearest reader, On this day, the world gained a force of nature in the form of Emma Lucy Braun — though she would insist you call her simply Lucy. How…
Read MoreDimitrie Brandza and the Botanical Garden of Bucharest: A Legacy of Resilience and Botanical Wonder
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 4, 1944 Dearest reader, On a somber day in 1944, the quiet beauty of the Botanical Garden in Bucharest was shattered by the roar of English and American bombs, a tragedy that…
Read MoreJames A Duke: Renowned Botanist and Author of The Green Pharmacy.
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 4, 1929 Dearest reader, On this day, the garden of botanical knowledge welcomed James A. Duke, a man whose lifelong passion for plants transformed how we understand their healing powers. An American…
Read MoreThe Plant List: How Missouri Botanical Garden Led a Global Effort to Standardize Plant Names
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 30, 2003 Dearest reader, On this day, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram brought to light a challenge as vast and intricate as a sprawling hedge maze: the monumental task of naming every plant…
Read MoreJoão Barbosa Rodrigues: Founding Father of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Herbarium
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 25, 1890 Dearest reader, On this day, the distinguished naturalist João Barbosa Rodrigues established the Herbarium at the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro—a momentous first step in expanding the garden’s mission…
Read MoreJean White-Haney: Trailblazing Botanist and the Fight Against Australia’s Prickly Pear Invasion
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 11, 1877 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of the resilient and pioneering Jean White-Haney, an Australian botanist whose story is as thorny and tenacious as the very plant…
Read MoreMuriel Wheldale Onslow: Pioneer of Flower Color Genetics and Biochemical Genetics
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 3, 1880 Dearest reader, On this day, we tip our whimsical garden hats to Muriel Wheldale Onslow, a woman whose curiosity was as vivid as the snapdragons she so loved to study.…
Read MoreA Trailblazer in Botany: Marie Clark Taylor, First Woman Ph.D. from Fordham
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 16, 1911 Dearest reader, On this day, Marie Clark Taylor, a remarkable American botanist and educator was born. Her life was a testament to perseverance, passion, and profound influence. In 1941, she…
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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