Ernest H. Wilson Archives

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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 Botanical History On This Day 1575 Birth of Jakob Böhme, the German mystic and original thinker whose writings wove together philosophy, faith, and the natural world. His…

Blooms Across the Pacific: Ernest H. Wilson’s Azalea Diplomacy

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1919 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, a horticultural treasure trove arrived at the hallowed grounds of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Ernest H. Wilson, that intrepid plant explorer and…

Ernest H. Wilson at 1930 Connecticut Horticultural Exposition: Championing Gardening for Youth

The Joys of Gardening Today, in 1930, Dr. Ernest H. Wilson, also known as “Chinese” Wilson, spoke at a banquet room at the Hotel Bond as part of the Connecticut Horticultural Exposition. Wilson’s speech drew loud applause when he predicted that people would have more and more spare time on their hands in the future.…