Posts Tagged ‘Daniel Solander’
Joseph Banks: The Voyager Botanist Who Shaped Kew and Safeguarded Linnaeus’s Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 24, 1743 Dearest reader, On this day, we commemorate the birth of Sir Joseph Banks, a daring and indefatigable English naturalist and botanist whose legacy spans continents and centuries. If ever a…
Read MoreThe Duchess of Curiosities: Margaret Cavendish Bentinck and Her Botanical Empire
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 11, 1715 Dearest reader, On this day, the world welcomed a remarkable woman destined to leave an indelible mark upon the realms of botany and natural history—Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland.…
Read MoreMary Delany: The Widow Who Blossomed into a Botanical Tissue Paper Artist
Paper Mosaics May 17, 1700 Today is the birthday of the botanical tissue paper decoupage artist Mary Delany. Mary Delany led an extraordinary life. When she was 17, her family had forced her to marry a sixty-year-old man. Mary soon discovered he was an alcoholic. To make matters worse, when he died, Mary’s husband forgot…
Read MoreElisabeth Christina von Linné and Daniel Solander: Linnaeus Family and Botanical Legacy
Flashing Flowers April 15, 1782 Today is the anniversary of the death of the Swedish botanist and the daughter of Carl Linnaeus, Elisabeth Christina von Linné, known to her family as Lisa Stina. Lisa Stina fell in love with one of her father’s star pupils, Daniel Solander. Linnaeus himself approved of the relationship. He had…
Read MoreMargaret Cavendish Bentinck: The Duchess of Portland and Her Portland Rose Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 11, 1715 Dearest reader, On this day, let us step back into an era both grand and curious, to celebrate the birth of a remarkable woman – Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of…
Read MoreCarl Linnaeus the Younger: Continuing the Legacy of Botanical Science
Linnaeus Filius January 20, 1741 Today is the birthday of the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus the Younger, the son of the great Carl Linnaeus or Carl von Linné. To distinguish him from his famous father, he was referred to as Linnaeus filius, Latin for Linnaeus, the son. For botanical purposes, he is referred to with…
Read MoreDaniel Solander: The Linnaeus Protégé Who Helped Discover Botany Bay
Star Pupil of Linnaeus Today is the birthday of the Swedish-English botanist and star pupil of Carl Linnaeus, Daniel Solander. More than his protégé, Linnaeus had hopes that Solander might become a future son-in-law. From there, Linnaeus hoped he had found his successor as Professor of Botany at Uppsala. Linnaeus had a daughter named Lisa…
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2020 Making a Bean Teepee, Protecting Mature Trees, Charles de l’Écluse, Daniel Solander, William Francis Ganong, Winter Bee Poetry, Gardens in Detail by Emma Reuss, 4-Tier Mini Greenhouse and Frances Perry
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 How to Make a Teepee for Your Climbing Beans | Mother Earth News “Use a garbage can lid, position canes at 12, 3, 6 &…
Read MoreJoseph Banks, the voyager botanist who shaped Kew and safeguarded Linnaeus’s legacy
Australian Flora and Fauna Today is the birthday of Joseph Banks. Banks is best known for his study of Australian flora and fauna and his role as the botanist on board the Endeavor with Captain James Cook. When they landed in Australia, neither Cook nor Banks realized that the quartz reef where they planted the…
Read MoreMargaret Cavendish Bentinck: The Duchess of Portland and Her Great Botanical Collections
The Duchess of Portland Today is the birthday of the British aristocrat, naturalist, plant lover, and botanist Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland. Her family and friends called her Maria. Maria married when she was 19 years old. Together, she and William Bentinck had five children; one of their sons became prime minister twice. When…
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2020 Penelope Hobhouse, Fertilizer Numbers, Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, William Shenstone, Charles Daubeny, Winter Poems, A Botanist’s Vocabulary by Susan K. Pell and Bobbi Angell, Jute Twine, and February Folklore
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 Penelope Hobhouse wins Lifetime Achievement Award | @TEGmagazine Fertilizer Numbers: What They Mean and How to Use Them to Grow Better NPK stands for “nitrogen, phosphorus,…
Read MoreNovember 8, 2019 Dividing Perennials, Kew’s Agius Garden, Medieval Herb Gardens, Tree Intelligence, Victoria Cruziana, Kate Sessions, Vavilov Seed Bank, Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve, Covent Gardens, How to Know the Ferns by Frances Theodora Parsons, Bar Carts, and Botanical Stamps
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Read MoreBotanical Peril: How Banks and Solander Survived the Journey That Killed 38
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 12, 1771 On this day, dear readers, Captain Cook graced England’s shores once more, having triumphantly completed his maiden voyage to that far-flung curiosity we now call Australia. One cannot help but…
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