America’s First Bug Whisperer: The Birth of Thomas Say

Thomas Say

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 27, 1787 On this day, the naturalist Thomas Say drew his first breath in this world – a man destined to revolutionize how Americans understood the crawling, buzzing creatures that shared their…

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Edward Newman: When Entomology Meets Poetry

Edward Newman

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 12, 1863 Dear readers of the soil and bloom, on this day we mark the anniversary of Edward Newman’s departure from this earthly garden. The notable English entomologist, botanist, and writer has…

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