A Banker’s Blooms: H. Howard Pepper’s 1905 Garden Confessions

H. Howard Pepper's home at 90 Melrose St, Providence, RI

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 24, 1905 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to Providence, Rhode Island, where a banker named H. Howard Pepper penned a most illuminating letter to the magazine Country…

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A Radishing Affair: The Great Radish Trial of 1901

Radish harvest

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 7, 1901 On this day, the hallowed halls of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Drill Hall in Chiswick bore witness to a most intriguing spectacle: the Fruit and Vegetable Committee’s thorough examination of…

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