Posts Tagged ‘California native plants’
The Widowmaker’s Namesake: Thomas Coulter’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 28, 1793 Dearest fellow enthusiasts of botanical exploration, today we commemorate the birth of that most intrepid Irish plant hunter, Thomas Coulter, whose legacy blooms eternal in the flora of California. Imagine,…
Read MoreKatherine Brandagee: Trailblazing Botanist and Mentor of California Flora
The Second Female Botanist Today is the 175th birthday of the botanist Katherine Brandagee who was born on this day in 1844. Brandagee was the third woman to enroll at Berkeley’s medical school and the second woman to be professionally employed as a botanist in the US. While getting her MD at Berkeley, Kate had…
Read MoreBonnie Templeton: Trailblazing Botanist and Curator of Los Angeles County Museum
Wild Victory Gardens Today is the birthday of the botanist Bonnie Templeton who was born on this day in 1906. In 2002, Templeton died at the age of 95. She was a trailblazing female in the field of botany. Her obituary noted her some of her botanical accomplishments which included, “discovering a rare plant on…
Read MoreNative Devotion: The Revolutionary Gardening of Theodore Payne
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 19, 1872 It was on this day in 1872 that the English horticulturist, landscape designer, and botanist Theodore Payne graced this world with his presence. One cannot help but wonder if the…
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