Christine Johanna Buisman Archives

March 22, 2022 St. Catherine, Thomas Carew, New York Horticultural Society, Christine Johanna Buisman, The Earth in Her Hands by Jennifer Jewell, and John Banister Tabb

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Historical Events Today the feast day of St. Catherine of Sweden for Roman Catholics. The wildflower Ficaria verna, lesser celandine, is known as St. Catherine’s…

Dutch Elm Disease March 22, 1900 Today is the birthday of the Dutch Phytopathologist Christine Johanna Buisman. Christine worked on the all-female-team of scientists tackling Dutch Elm Disease and led by the great botanist Johanna Westerdijk. Christine is remembered for her dedication to the topic, and she was the first scientist from the group to…