Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan Archives

January 21, 2020 The Winter Greenhouse, Ten Unusual Veggies to Grow, John Frémont, Robert Thornton, Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, National Squirrel Appreciation Day, Snow Riddle, The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Plastic Saucers, and Erwin Frink Smith

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Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan: The Botanical Pioneer Who Commanded Both Fungi and Forces

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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 27, 1967 My dearest garden confidantes, today marks the solemn anniversary of the departure of one of our most illustrious botanical heroines – the incomparable Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, who left our earthly…

August 26, 2019 Top Four No-Fail Fall Perennials, Stephen McCormick, Edward Beard Budding, the State Flower of Alabama, Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, Victor Nekrasov, Rachel Carson by Linda Lear, Peony Sarah Bernhardt, and Helen Sharsmith

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue If your garden looks a little sad right now, it could probably benefit from the addition of some no-fail, fantastic fall perennials. Here are some of…