Posts Tagged ‘David Hosack’
Seeds of Ambition: The Rise and Fall of America’s First Horticultural Society
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 22, 1822 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the founding of the New-York Horticultural Society — a pioneer in America’s love affair with plants and gardens. As the first horticultural society…
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2021 Pumpkin Pie Cereal Treats, Richard Spruce, Redouté, Robert Koldewey, Lilian Gibbs, Cyril Connolly, Ella Griffin, The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith, and David Hosack
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 Pumpkin Pie Cereal Treats | Better Homes & Gardens Botanical History On This Day 1817 Birth of Richard Spruce, English botanist and bryologist known for…
Read MoreDavid Hosack, Thomas Jefferson, and the Botanical Promise of Lewis & Clark
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 10, 1806 Dearest readers, On this day, David Hosack—the celebrated American botanist, physician, and founder of Manhattan’s Elgin Botanic Garden—wrote from New York to Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. His heartfelt letter, composed…
Read MoreRemembering the Ill-fated New York Horticultural Society (NYHS)
“David’s leadership elevated the organization – making it an elite place for horticultural education and prestige.” March 22, 1822 On this day, the New York Horticultural Society (NYHS) was founded. The NYHS was the first horticultural society in the nation and survived until the late 1800s. While the Massachusetts and the Pennsylvania Hort Societies flourished,…
Read MoreDavid Hosack: The Physician-Botanist Who Created America’s First Public Garden
American Eden December 22, 1835 Today is the anniversary of the death of the doctor and botanist David Hosack. He was 65. In 2018, David Hosack’s story was brilliantly told in the biography by Victoria Johnson called American Eden. David was a New Yorker and he was a leading doctor in America during the early days…
Read MoreDecember 22, 2020 Tree Ferns, David Hosack, George Eliot, William B. Arnett, David Mas Masumoto, The Four Season Farm Gardener’s Cookbook by Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman and Lady Bird Johnson
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 Tree ferns are older than dinosaurs. And that’s not even the most interesting thing about them | World Economic Forum | Gregory Moore Botanical History…
Read MoreA Review of Hamilton for Gardeners
Like the rest of the world, the kids and I watched Hamilton on July 3rd. And, yes, it blew us all away. We loved it. And, if YOU watch it, your gardener ears will delight to hear that Hamilton liked to garden. There’s so much about the musical still swirling in my head… and…
Read MoreFrederick Pursch and David Hosack: A Partnership in Early American Botanical Exploration
Botanist Across America On this day in 1807, the botanist Frederick Pursch visited David Hosack. Hosack was happy to have Pursch collect specimens from all around the United States for him. He wrote, “I shall have a very industrious and skillful botanist [begin] to collect from different parts of the Union.” This post was featured…
Read MoreOctober 3, 2019 Pumpkin Allergy, Luis Née, Frederick Lueders, Frederick Pursch, David Hosack, John Torrey, Charles Sprague Sargent, Meta Orred, Sergei Yesenin, Philippa Foot, Montrose by Nancy Goodwin, Christmas Cactus, and George Dexter Butler
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1807 Luís Née, a French botanist working in Spain, died on this day. He is remembered for his South American explorations and…
Read MoreDavid Hosack Writes to Jefferson: Seeds, Lewis & Clark, and a Gardener’s Wish
Doctor to Alexander Hamilton Today, in 1806, the botanist David Hosack wrote to Thomas Jefferson about Lewis and Clark. If his note brings a smile, it’s because Hosack sounds just like every gardener through the ages. Here’s what he wrote: “If sir the gentlemen who are at present on their travels to the Missouri discover…
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2019 Time to Power Wash, David Hosack, Richard Spruce, George Bentham, Beverley Nichols, Oak by William Bryant Logan, Addressing Rot ASAP, and Plants on the Pill
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue Right about now is the perfect time to get out the power washer. Clean your water features, edging, rocks, fountains, and your outdoor entertaining spaces. The…
Read MoreAmerican Eden by Victoria Johnson
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: American Eden by Victoria Johnson This book came out in 2018, and the subtitle is David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic. Imagine a world where the scent of blooming flowers could heal the sick and the knowledge of plants could shape a…
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