Posts Tagged ‘horticultural history’
The Dangerous World of Rare Orchids: A Tale of Beauty and Deception
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 13, 1989 On this day, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune published a story that lifted the veil on the shadowy world of rare orchid trading. The article focused on Limerick Inc. and an alleged…
Read MoreFrom Wild Gardens to City Planning: Warren Manning’s Living Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 7, 1860 Today, we celebrate Warren H. Manning, a visionary landscape architect whose birth was commemorated by his father with the planting of an elm tree – a fitting tribute for a…
Read MoreBreaking Ground: Ellen Biddle Shipman’s Garden Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 5, 1869 Today we celebrate the birth of Ellen Biddle Shipman, a woman who found her voice in the whispers of flowers and her strength in the structure of garden walls. Ellen…
Read MoreJohn Bradby Blake: The Young Botanist Who Bridged East and West
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 4, 1745 On this day, we celebrate the birth of the English botanist John Bradby Blake [BRAD-bee BLAKE]. Though he lived a tragically short life – dying at just twelve days after…
Read MoreA Gardener’s Last Spring: Remembering Edward Ward
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 31, 1804 On this day, gardener Edward Ward laid down his trowel for the last time. He was 92. Edward wasn’t just any gardener – he was part of an extraordinary lineage…
Read MoreThe Explorer’s Rose: John Cabot’s Lasting (and Thorny) Impact
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 2, 1497 On this day, John Cabot, the intrepid Canadian Explorer, set sail from Bristol, England, on his ship, Matthew. Little did he know that his quest for a westward route would…
Read MoreThe Lilac Days of 1928: Hulda Klager’s Floral Phenomenon
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 2, 1928 On this day, a horticultural marvel unfolded as folks lined up to see the lilacs bloom at Hulda Klager’s place in Woodland, Washington. The air was thick with the intoxicating…
Read MoreA Life Among Leaves: The Botanical Journey of Ethel Zoe Bailey
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 17, 1889 On this day, a most remarkable woman entered the world, one whose life would become as intertwined with botany as the most tenacious of climbing vines. Ethel Zoe Bailey, daughter…
Read MoreTulip Time Machine: From Joseph Breck’s Garden to Ours
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 20, 1858 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves transported to the mid-19th century, where Joseph Breck, in his seminal work The Flower Garden, Or Breck’s Book of Flowers, shares his…
Read MoreBehind the Walls: Susan Campbell’s Kitchen Garden Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 14, 1931 On this day, we find ourselves transported back to when the horticultural world welcomed Susan Campbell (née Benson) – a remarkable figure whose passion for walled kitchen gardens would transform…
Read MoreThe Garden Revolutionary: Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell’s Natural Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 13, 1750 On this day, my dearest fellow gardening enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a true revolutionary in the art of landscape design – Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell. And what a…
Read MoreFrom Yangtze to Your Garden: The Extraordinary Life of Frank Nicholas Meyer
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 28, 1918 On this day, the intrepid Dutch-American botanist and USDA Plant Explorer, Frank Nicholas Meyer, embarked upon his final journey. With a heavy heart and weary bones, Frank boarded a steamer…
Read MoreFrom Xanadu to Your Backyard: Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Horticultural Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 25, 1834 On this day, dear readers, we bid farewell to the illustrious English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a luminary of the Romantic Movement and a cherished member of the Lake Poets.…
Read MoreFrom Royal Charter to Battersea: The Blossoming Tale of London’s Market
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 22, 1974 On this day, dear horticultural enthusiasts, we find ourselves not only savoring the sweet notes of vanilla but also bidding adieu to a beloved institution. For it was on this…
Read More