The Solitary Botanist: Mary Sophie Young’s Texas Legacy

Mary Sophie Young, botanist, on a summer collecting trip in West Texas. Image courtesy of University of Texas at Austin

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 20, 1872 Dearest garden enthusiasts, today we celebrate the birth of Mary Sophie Young, a tenacious botanist who, like her seven older brothers taught her to be, was tough enough to brave…

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Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism: Rooting Out Botanical Secrets

Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 17, 2019 On this day, dear readers, a most enchanting adventure begins in the charming town of Lafayette, Colorado. The esteemed Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism, that bastion of botanical knowledge, embarks…

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