Posts Tagged ‘garden ecology’
Habitat Creation In Garden Design by Catherine Heatherington and Alex Johnson
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Habitat Creation In Garden Design by Catherine Heatherington and Alex Johnson This book was released on August 1st, 2023, and the subtitle is A Guide to…
Read MoreThe Lichen Lady: Annie Lorrain Smith’s Scientific Revolution
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 23, 1854 Today we also celebrate the birth of the remarkable Annie Lorrain Smith, and oh my dears, what a story she has to tell us about persistence in both gardens and…
Read MoreThe Poetry of Pollinators: Neltje Blanchan’s Garden Revolution
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 23, 1865 Today we also remember the birth of Neltje Blanchan, and oh my dears, if Annie Lorrain Smith taught us to see the microscopic world of lichens, Blanchan taught an entire…
Read MoreGilles Clément: The Gardener Who Broke Down the Walls
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 6, 1943 On this day, Gilles Clément was born — the French gardener, agronomist, designer, botanist, entomologist, and writer whose ideas have made him the darling of philosophers and the occasional scourge…
Read MoreIn Praise of Fallen Leaves: Cyril Connolly’s Garden Wisdom
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 10, 1903 On this day, dear readers of the garden and admirers of literary wit, we celebrate the birth of Cyril Connolly, whose sharp pen and keener eye would forever change how…
Read MoreCharles Sauriol’s Garden Toad Companion
Garden Toad On this day, the Canadian Naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol (“Sar-ee-all”) wrote about sharing his garden with a toad. He wrote, “One particular toad has taken quite a fancy to the Wild Flower garden. His den is alongside the Hepatica plant. There he sits half-buried, and blinks up at me while I shower water…
Read MoreGilbert White’s Birthday: Celebrating the Father of Naturalist Garden Journals
The Naturalist’s Journal Today is the birthday of the English naturalist, Gilbert White. Gilbert kept a journal for almost three decades, where he recorded observations of his garden. Gilbert’s observations were eventually published as a Calendar of Flora and the Garden. Then they were woven into a book called the Naturalist’s Journal. People immediately recognized…
Read MoreRachel Carson’s Maine Awakening: How One Summer Led to Silent Spring
A Summer in Maine On this day, the environmentalist Rachel Carson arrived in Maine and she promptly fell in love with the state. That summer, she rented a cabin on the Sheepscot River. She wrote: “The only reason I will ever come back is that I don’t have brains enough to figure out a way…
Read MoreMartha Brookes Hutcheson: Pioneer Female Landscape Architect and Garden Philosopher
The Spirit of the Garden Today is the birthday of Martha Brookes Hutcheson, who was born on this day in 1871. When she was born, Landscape Architecture was a babe as well; being a newly established professional field. Two decades later, in 1902, when Martha Brooks Hutcheson joined the ranks of the profession after graduating…
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