Posts Tagged ‘Canadian naturalists’
William Copeland McCalla: Pioneer of Alberta Botany and Botanical Photography
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 8, 1872 On this day, William Copeland McCalla was born Born into a family where his father ran a conservatory in St. Catharines, Ontario, McCalla developed twin passions that would define his…
Read MoreThe Toad Tenant: Sauriol’s Unlikely Garden Companion
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 25, 1938 On this day, dear garden friends, while many of us were fretting about the proper placement of our prized roses or the disappointing germination of our winter seeds, Canadian Naturalist…
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