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Job Baster
Pond-Owner-Extraordinaire Today is the birthday of the Dutch naturalist and pond-owner-extraordinaire Job Baster. Baster was one of the first Dutch nature researchers to use a microscope to look at flora and fauna. He wrote down his findings in a book. He also wrote an excellent translation of Philip Miller’s work on horticulture. In 1758, Baster…
Read MoreApril 2, 2020 Prospect Cottage, Pascua Florida, Maria Sibylla Merian, Job Baster, American Farmer, The Overstory by Richard Powers, and Max Ernst
Today we celebrate the discovery and naming of the state of Florida. We’ll also learn about one of the best botanical illustrators ever born as well as the man who introduced goldfish to Holland. We celebrate the publication of the first successful agricultural journal. Today’s Unearthed Words feature words about April. We Grow That Garden…
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The Sunshine Botanist Today, in 1711, Job Baster was born. Baster was one of the first Dutch nature researchers to examine flora and fauna using a microscope. He wrote down his findings in a book. He also wrote an excellent translation of Philip Miller’s work on horticulture. In 1758, Baster was given a beautiful property…
Read MoreApril 2, 2019 Upah Gurus in the Garden, Maria Sibylla Merian, Juan Ponce de Leon, American Farmer, Job Baster, Allison Funk, and Irrigation System Start Up
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1647 Today is Maria Sibylla Merian’s birthday. She was born on April 2, 1647. As a frame of reference, Isaac Newton was…
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