July 20, 2022 William Byrd II, Gregor Mendel, Anna Plischke, Native vs NonNative, The Artisan Herbalist by Bevin Cohen, and the 1935 Garden Contest in Guymon, Oklahoma

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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   Historical Events 1720 On this day, William Byrd II visited John Custis of Williamsburg. William and John had marked sisters – Lucy and Frances…

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Gregor Mendel

Gregor Mendel

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…

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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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Today we remember the beloved botanist who served on Captain Cook’s third South Seas trip. We’ll also learn about the Austrian botanist and monk who pioneered the study of heredity. We celebrate the usefulness of daylilies. We also honor the life of a young man who was killed paying his florist bill and the life…

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Gregor Mendel

Gregor Mendel

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…

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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

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Today we celebrate the Scottish naturalist who walked 838 miles to London and the birthday of a man who learned a great deal from growing peas. We’ll learn about one of the most prolific plant collectors of Western Australia flora, and we’ll celebrate what would have been the 75th birthday of a towering figure in…

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