February 23, 2022 William Chambers, Henry David Thoreau, John Lewis Russell, Seasons at Highclere by The Countess of Carnarvon, and Georges Bugnet

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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 1723 Birth of Sir William Chambers, Swedish-Scottish architect who designed London’s Somerset House and the Great Pagoda at Kew. He admired the…

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From France to the Frost: The Botanical Legend of Georges Bugnet

Georges Bugnet in front of his Thérèse Bugnet (pronounced Terez Boo-nay) rose.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 27, 1879 Dearest Gardeners, On this day, Georges Bugnet, that indefatigable French-Canadian plant breeder, was born. In the early 1900s, George and his young wife left France and settled in Canada, with…

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