Posts Tagged ‘California flora’
The Botanist Who Saved Mount Diablo: Mary Bowerman’s Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 21, 2005 On this day in 2005, my darling green-thumbed companions, we bid farewell to a true guardian of botanical treasures, the remarkable Mary Bowerman, co-author of The Flowering Plants and Ferns…
Read More“You Must Go Afoot If A Real Botanist”: The Legacy of Willis Linn Jepson
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 19, 1867 Oh, my dear botanical companions, today we commemorate the birth of a true garden aristocrat – Willis Linn Jepson – who graced this earthly garden on this day so many…
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