Posts Tagged ‘Harvard’
Unmoved by Mountains: The Enigmatic Life of Charles Sprague Sargent
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1841 On this day, the horticultural world was graced with the birth of Charles Sprague Sargent, a man destined to become one of America’s most distinguished botanists. Charles, a figure as…
Read MoreArthur Shurcliff’s Colonial Revival Gardens at Williamsburg: A Triumph in Landscape Architecture
“Arthur did have Boxwood on the brain. Boxwood was Arthur’s signature plant – he called it “Box” for short. And for his Williamsburg makeover, Arthur brought in boatloads of Box.” March 17, 1928 On this day, the pioneering landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff began working on the Colonial Revival Gardens at Williamsburg. His efforts helped make Colonial…
Read MoreDecember 3, 2020 Seed Size, Gourds and Squashes, James Arnold, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Sara Coleridge, Earth to Table by Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann, and Octavia Hill
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News The Same Mobile Protein Governs Seed Size And Inflorescence Structure | Botany One | Hugh Dickinson Botanical History On This Day 1492 Christopher Columbus notes…
Read MoreCelebrating Pittsburgh Landscape Architect M. Robert Fenton and his Lost Battle for a Tree
“After trying for weeks to get permission from the City Forester Earl Blankenship to plant a tree in front of his building, Robert decided it was better to ask forgiveness and went ahead with the planting. Robert told reporters that planting the tree was in line with President Johnson’s thinking on beautification…” July 19, 1933…
Read MoreCelebrating Landscape Architect Robert Fenton and His Early Fight to Plant a Tree
“After two weeks of discussions, City Attorney David Stahl said the tree was cut down and hauled away by City Forester Earl Blankenship in the middle of the night. Robert came to work and was shocked to discover the tree gone, cut down to the ground.” July 19, 1933 On this day, Landscape Architect Robert Fenton…
Read MoreThe First-Ever Richard Evans Schultes Award Went to Ethnobotanist Calvin R. Sperling
“As Schultes once said, ‘Ethnobotany simply means someone who is investigating plants used by primitive societies in various parts of the world.'” July 19, 1933 On this day, Landscape Architect Robert Fenton was born. Robert was a Harvard grad, and he settled down in Pennsylvania. While researching Robert, it was impossible to avoid all the…
Read MoreA Curator’s Triumph: Benjamin Robinson’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 20, 1892 On this day, Benjamin Lincoln Robinson ascended to his rightful botanical throne as curator of the Asa Gray Herbarium at Harvard. One might say the botanical world trembled with anticipation,…
Read MoreWhat Happens When Two Ol’ Botanists Hike to the Top of Grandfather Mountain
“Then I happened to look round and catch sight of [Sargent] standing there as cool as a rock, with a half-amused look on his face at me, but never saying a word.” July 19, 1933 On this day, Landscape Architect Robert Fenton was born. Robert was a Harvard grad, and he settled down in Pennsylvania. …
Read MoreA Life Among Giants: Joseph Trimble Rothrock and His Beloved Trees
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 9, 1839 On this day, Joseph Trimble Rothrock made his entrance into the world—a man destined to transform from a sickly child into the formidable “Father of Forestry.” The irony, dear readers,…
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