Posts Tagged ‘Elizabeth Dauncey’
Plants That Kill by Elizabeth Dauncey
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Plants That Kill by Elizabeth Dauncey This book came out in 2016, and the subtitle is A Natural History of the World’s Most Poisonous Plants. In this gorgeously illustrated book, Elizabeth introduces us to the most poisonous plants on the planet – from hemlock to the deadly nightshades to…
Read MoreMay 28, 2021 20 Top Perennials, Anne Brontë, Frank Nicholas Meyer, Pressed Flowers, Plants That Kill by Elizabeth Dauncey, and Frances Perry on Silver Foliage
Today we celebrate a beloved English novelist and poet. We’ll also learn about an intrepid plant explorer remembered most for the little yellow fruit he brought back from China. However, his most significant impact is likely in the soybean specimens that became a valuable economic crop for America. We hear a fun excerpt about a…
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