Posts Tagged ‘garden founders’
Founding the Montreal Botanical Garden: Henry Teuscher and Montreal’s Botanical Treasure
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 7, 1936 On this day, dear reader, I must confess a particular delight in sharing news of ambition realized and dreams cultivated. For it was on this day, that Henry Teuscher—a man…
Read MoreSeeds of Greatness: The Day Henry Shaw Arrived in St. Louis
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 3, 1819 On this day, the young botanist and future philanthropist Henry Shaw arrived in St. Louis, a moment that would forever alter the botanical landscape of America. One might say…
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