The Pink Lady of Woodhills: Cora Older’s Legacy

Cora Baggerly Older as a young woman

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 24, 1875 And it was on this day in 1875, my dear friend, that a remarkable woman who would come to be known as “The Pink Lady” was born in Clyde, New…

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The Horticultural Hornet’s Final Sting: Remembering George Glenny

George Glenny

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 17, 1874 On this day, the infamous “horticultural hornet” George Glenny buzzed his last at the impressive age of 83, leaving behind a garden landscape forever altered by his sharp-tongued influence. One…

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