E. Lucy Braun Archives

April 19, 2022 Gilbert White, Adrian Haworth, Lucy Braun, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Pea Planting on the Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington

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 1792 On this day, the Naturalist Gilbert White wrote in his Selborne journal in England: Redstart appears. Daffodils are gone. Mountain-snow-drops, and…

E. Lucy Braun

First Female President of the Ecological Society April 19, 1889 Today is the birthday of botanist, ecologist, and expert on deciduous forests of the eastern United States E. Lucy Braun. The “E” stood for Emma, but she always went by Lucy. In 1950, Lucy was the first woman elected president of the Ecological Society of…

April 19, 2019 Signature Plant, National Garlic Day, Gilroy Garlic Festival, E. Lucy Braun, Gilbert White, Primrose Day, Nancy Cardozo, Fiona Davison, Photo Friday, and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

Does your garden have a signature plant? If you can’t decide, maybe it’s time to let your garden do the talking. Complete the following sentence: My garden has the perfect spot to grow…. (fill in the blank). For instance, you may have the perfect spot to grow anemone. I remember going to my friend Carmen’s…