Posts Tagged ‘Charles Christopher Parry’
January 29, 2020 Seeds and Berries, Ghost Orchid Pollinators, George Engelmann, Sir Michael Foster, Olga Owen Huckins, Otto Emery Jennings, Sara Teasdale, Robert Frost, Hippie Food by Jonathan Kauffman, Garden Bunting, Marcus Whitman, and Larry McGraw
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Seeds and Berries “As a wildlife gardener, you can help wildlife have a year-round bounty by leaving the seed heads and berries intact, while still…
Read MoreThe Botanical King of Colorado: Charles Christopher Parry’s Mountain Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 28, 1823 My dear green-thumbed companions, today marks the birthday of a most remarkable plantsman, the one and only Charles Christopher Parry, crowned the “King of Colorado Botany,” who graced this earth…
Read MoreAugust 28, 2019 Dividing Perennials, Aimee Bonpland, John James DuFour, Charles Christopher Parry, Roger Tory Peterson, Celia Laighton Thaxter, Midwest Foraging by Lisa M. Rose, Sow Winter Salad and the Tomatina Festival
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue This past week, I started looking for perennials I want to divide. After the hail storm and siding installation we had earlier this month, I don’t…
Read MoreA Botanist’s Bounty: Dr. Charles Parry’s 15,000 Species Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 26, 1880 On this day, the Chicago Tribune revealed to its readers the horticultural treasure trove of one Dr. Charles Christopher Parry—a herbarium containing no fewer than 15,000 species, presented with all…
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