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Edwin James: First Ascent of Pikes Peak and Botanist of the American West
Pikes Peak Today the botanist Edwin James, along with two companions, made the first ascent of Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountains, Colorado. Interested in plants from a very young age, James botanized extensively in his home state of Vermont, and he compiled the very first Flora of Vermont plants. James left his mark on the botanical…
Read MoreJuly 14, 2020 Ideas for a Summer Garden Party, Edwin James, Bastille Day, Rudolph Boysen, John T. White, Rachel Carson, The Butterfly’s Ball and The Grasshopper’s Feast, A Tapestry Garden By Marietta and Ernie O’Bryne, And William Vyvyan’s Night-Blooming Cereus
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 26 Ideas for a Summer Garden Party | Janet Loughrey | Garden Design Botanical History On This Day 1820 Edwin James, the botanist who made…
Read MoreEdwin James: Botanist and Explorer of the American West
Pikes Peak Today the botanist Edwin James, along with two companions, made the first ascent of Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountains, Colorado. Interested in plants from a very young age, James botanized extensively in his home state of Vermont, and he compiled the very first Flora of Vermont plants. James left his mark on the botanical…
Read MoreOctober 28, 2019 Missouri Botanical Garden New Visitor Center, CalRecycle’s Get Started with Composting, Alphonse de Candolle, Kate Brandegee, Gulie Lister, Edwin James, October’s Party, The Art of Gardening by Chanticleer, Feeding Winter Birds, and Finlay’s Little Sparta
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 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the Missouri Botanical Garden plans to break ground in January on a $92 million visitor center—named the Jack C.…
Read MoreA Region of Astonishing Beauty: Celebrating Botanist Edwin James
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 27, 1797 My darling petal-patters and flora fanatics, today we celebrate the birth of a most remarkable botanical adventurer! On this day in Vermont in 1797, the world welcomed Edwin James, a…
Read MoreAugust 27 – National Banana Day, Maria van Oosterwijck, Edwin James, Emil Christian Hansen, Brian Lawrence Burtt, Alice Waters, Sarah Orne Jewett, Nueva Salsa by Rafael Palomino, Tall Herbs, and Cut Flowers with Ruth Cameron
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue Today is National Banana Lovers Day. Botanically speaking, the banana is a berry – a many-seeded fruit. And, banana trees are not trees. The banana plant…
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