Posts Tagged ‘environmental advocacy’
February 3, 2026 Gertrude Stein, Hilda Murrell, Rumi, The In the Garden Trilogy by Nora Roberts, and Adele Lewis Grant
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Today’s Show Notes February is a month that keeps its secrets close. The garden looks quiet now. Beds lie flat. Specimens above ground chilled into behaving…
Read MoreWilliam Hamilton Gibson: Illustrator, Naturalist, and Savior of Prospect Park’s Wild Garden
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 5, 1850 Dearest reader, On this day, the natural world welcomed William Hamilton Gibson, a soul destined to paint the wonders of nature with more than ink alone. Born in Sandy Hook,…
Read MoreFrancis Hallé: The Poet of Tropical Forests and Champion of Primary Forests
Whimsical Flora Sketches April 15, 1938 Today is the birthday of the French botanist, biologist, and conservationist Francis Hallé. Francis has spent over forty years studying the ecology of tropical forests and the architecture of their trees. These scientific areas of study have shaped how Francis views not only trees and forests but also our…
Read MoreA Voice for Nature: Sir David Attenborough’s Earthly Symphony
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 8, 1926 On this day, the world welcomed a true champion of nature, Sir David Frederick Attenborough, born in a quaint suburb of London, England. Little did anyone know that this babe…
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