Posts Tagged ‘Jean White-Haney’
March 11, 2022 Pierre Turpin, Katherine Sophia Kane, Jean White-Haney, Life in a French Country House by Cordelia de Castellane, and Douglas Adams
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Read MoreJean White-Haney: Trailblazing Botanist and the Fight Against Australia’s Prickly Pear Invasion
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 11, 1877 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of the resilient and pioneering Jean White-Haney, an Australian botanist whose story is as thorny and tenacious as the very plant…
Read MoreJean White-Haney: The Botanist Who Battled Australia’s Prickly Pear
The Prickly Pear March 11, 1877 Today is the birthday of the Australian botanist Jean White-Haney. Before I tell you Jean’s story, it’s important to remember that Prickly Pear Cactus is not native to Australia. A man named Captain Arthur Phillip brought the Prickly Pear from Rio de Janeiro to Australia way back in 1787.…
Read MoreMarch 11, 2021 Sarah Raven’s Tip for Growing Herbs, Pierre Turpin, Jean White-Haney, Delphinium Secrets, Food Grown Right In Your Backyard by Colin McCrate and Brad Halm, and Montrose’s Priceless Tree
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