Posts Tagged ‘Himalayas’
Frank Kingdon-Ward: The Last of the Great Plant Hunters
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 6, 1885 On this day, the renowned British botanist and explorer Frank Kingdon-Ward was born in Manchester, England. The son of a distinguished botanist, Frank seemed destined to follow in his father’s…
Read MoreThe Himalayan Garden by Jim Jermyn
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: The Himalayan Garden by Jim Jermyn This book came out almost twenty years ago, in 2001, and the fantastic subtitle is Growing Plants from the Roof of the World. I love that subtitle. Hortus raved about this book and said, “If you are among those whose pulse-rate has…
Read MoreThe Viral 1930s Article Featuring Plant Explorer Frank Kingdon-Ward and his Botanical Adventures
“On another of his Tibetan expeditions, he discovered the blue poppy, a flower sought by all horticulturists in this country and obtained by few.” July 1, 1932 On this day, newspapers worldwide ran a fascinating article about the botanist Frank Kingdon-Ward titled “Plant Explorer Finds Adventure.” Here’s what the Altoona Mirror out of Altoona, Pennsylvania,…
Read MoreThe Land of the Blue Poppies by Frank Kingdon Ward
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: The Land of the Blue Poppies by Frank Kingdon Ward Imagine a world where rare and exotic blooms dance in the shadows of towering mountains and hidden valleys teem with botanical wonders. This is the realm Frank Kingdon Ward, the intrepid plant hunter, dared to explore. Frank’s adventures…
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