Posts Tagged ‘Henry Shaw’
David Hosack: The Physician-Botanist Who Created America’s First Public Garden
American Eden December 22, 1835 Today is the anniversary of the death of the doctor and botanist David Hosack. He was 65. In 2018, David Hosack’s story was brilliantly told in the biography by Victoria Johnson called American Eden. David was a New Yorker and he was a leading doctor in America during the early days…
Read MoreHenry Shaw: Founder and Philanthropist Behind Missouri Botanical Gardens
American Eden December 22, 1835 Today is the anniversary of the death of the doctor and botanist David Hosack. He was 65. In 2018, David Hosack’s story was brilliantly told in the biography by Victoria Johnson called American Eden. David was a New Yorker and he was a leading doctor in America during the early days…
Read MoreJuly 24, 2020 Moss by Robert Miller, Benning Wentworth, Henry Shaw, Alexandre Dumas, Pigeon Peas, Chasing Eden by Jack Staub and Renny Reynolds, and the Dial-A-Garden-Tipline
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 Robert Miller: An ancient, ubiquitous plant easily ignored — but shouldn’t be | RegisterCitizen.com Botanical History On This Day 1696 Benning Wentworth, colonial governor of…
Read MoreGeorge Engelmann: Founding Botanist of Missouri Botanical Garden and Savior of the French Wine Industry
American Eden December 22, 1835 Today is the anniversary of the death of the doctor and botanist David Hosack. He was 65. In 2018, David Hosack’s story was brilliantly told in the biography by Victoria Johnson called American Eden. David was a New Yorker and he was a leading doctor in America during the early days…
Read MoreGreen Legacy: How Henry Shaw’s “Little Ones” Transformed American Gardens
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 24, 1800 On this day, the illustrious Henry Shaw drew his first breath upon this mortal coil – a man whose green thumbs would later transform the botanical landscape of America with…
Read MoreJuly 24, 2019 Basilmania, Benning Wentworth, Henry Shaw, Pigeon Peas, John Clare, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, Planting a Clock Garden, and Dial-A-Garden-Tip
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 Are you a fan of basil? A few years ago, I produced an entire long-format show about basil for the Still Growing podcast. It was…
Read MoreSeeds of Greatness: The Day Henry Shaw Arrived in St. Louis
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 3, 1819 On this day, the young botanist and future philanthropist Henry Shaw arrived in St. Louis, a moment that would forever alter the botanical landscape of America. One might say…
Read MoreMay 3, 2019 National Garden Meditation Day, Walter Elias Broadway, Henry Shaw, Saks 5th Avenue, Valley of Flowers Festival, Charles Joseph Sauriol, American Eden, Victoria Johnson, Panoramic Photos, and Remembering Plant Names
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue Today is National Garden Meditation Day. Forget about your troubles Go to the garden (if you’re not there already). Feel the breeze or the sprinkles. Smell…
Read MoreHenry Shaw: Plants were his Children
“Madame, did you ever know a mother to forget the names of her children? These plants and flowers are my little ones.” May 3, 1819 On this day, botanist and philanthropist Henry Shaw arrived in St. Louis. St. Louis had been founded over fifty years before Shaw’s arrival, and the population by 1820 was just…
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