The Fungus Among Us: Celebrating Elias Magnus Friesz

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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 15, 1794 My darling dirt-diggers and mushroom-mad companions, today we celebrate the birth of a most remarkable man, one Elias Magnus Friesz, who graced this earth with his presence on this day…

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August 15, 2019 Garden Turmoil, Karl von Schreibers, Elias Magnus Friesz, John Torrey, Walter Crane, Geoff Hamilton, W.H. Auden, The Gardens of Emily Dickinson by Judith Farr, Pickerel Weed, and Sylvia Edlund

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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Monologue Last week was one of turmoil in my garden. We decided to put new windows and siding on the house. Then we decided to enjoy the…

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