Gregor Mendel Archives

Karl Friedrich von Gaertner: Cultivating the Future of Plant Science

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 1, 1772 On this day, Karl Friedrich von Gaertner, a German botanist with a name that destiny seemed to have chosen, was born. Gaertner, which translates to “gardener,” was indeed a fitting…

From Monastery to Microscope: Gregor Mendel’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. May 10, 1891 On this day, dear gardeners and botanists alike, we mark the passing of Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli, a Swiss botanist whose legacy is as complex as the very plants he…

Gregor Mendel’s Birthday: The Monk Who Unlocked Garden Genetics

The Laws of Heredity Today is the birthday of the Austrian botanist and monk Gregor Mendel. Gregor discovered the basic principles of heredity through his experiments with peas in his garden at the Augustinian monastery that he lived in at Brno (“BURR-no”) in the Czech Republic. Or, as I like to tell the kids, Gregor…

July 20, 2020 Thomas Rainer’s Garden Tips, David Nelson, Gregor Mendel, Daylilies, Brian Shaw, Katharine White, The Garden as Sanctuary, Shrubs by Andy McIndoe, and Katharine White

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Gregor Mendel: The Father of Genetics Who Gave Peas a Chance

Laws of Heredity Today is the anniversary of the death of the Austrian botanist and monk Gregor Mendel. Mendel pioneered the study of heredity when he gave peas a chance. (Sorry, couldn’t resist!) In all seriousness, Mendel discovered the basic principles of heredity through experiments with peas in his garden at the Augustinian monastery he…

January 6, 2020 Small Gardens, Julio Betancur, William MacGillivray, Gregor Mendel, Charles Gardner, Alwyn Howard Gentry, January Prose, A Garden Miscellany by Suzanne Staubach, Plant Clips, and Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd