Boxing Gloves and Garden Gloves: The Two Worlds of Manny Steward

Emanuel "Manny" Steward

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 7, 1944 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a most intriguing figure: Emanuel “Manny” Steward, a man whose life was as richly layered as the soil in a…

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The Corn Whisperer: George Harrison Shull’s Botanical Legacy

George Harrison Shull, colorized portrait

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: April 15, 1874 On this day, dear devotees of the garden and aficionados of agricultural innovation, we celebrate the birth of a true botanical revolutionary: George Harrison Shull. Born in 1874, this American botanist would grow to earn the illustrious title of “father of…

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