Posts Tagged ‘John Gould Veitch’
John Gould Veitch: Pioneer Victorian Plant Hunter and Nursery Innovator
The Plant Hunter Today is the anniversary of the death of the nurseryman and botanist John Gould Veitch. The Veitch Nursery dynasty was a force in the British nursery trade. Their dominance was born out of the idea to hire their own plant hunters to collect exclusively for them. John Gould Veitch became a plant…
Read MoreJoseph Knight: The Gardener Who Brought Rhododendrons and Exotics to England
The Plant Hunter Today is the anniversary of the death of the nurseryman and botanist John Gould Veitch. The Veitch Nursery dynasty was a force in the British nursery trade. Their dominance was born out of the idea to hire their own plant hunters to collect exclusively for them. John Gould Veitch became a plant…
Read MoreJames Veitch Jr.: Visionary Nurseryman of Veitch Nurseries and Influential Horticulturist
The Plant Hunter Today is the anniversary of the death of the nurseryman and botanist John Gould Veitch. The Veitch Nursery dynasty was a force in the British nursery trade. Their dominance was born out of the idea to hire their own plant hunters to collect exclusively for them. John Gould Veitch became a plant…
Read MoreA Botanical Star Extinguished: Remembering John Gould Veitch
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 13, 1870 My precious petal-whisperers and garden confidantes, today marks the solemn anniversary of the death of that most intrepid botanical adventurer, John Gould Veitch, who departed this earthly garden on this…
Read MoreAugust 13, 2019 Nasturtiums, Peter Kalm, the Snowberry, Edward August Von Regal, Benedict Roezl, John Gould Veitch, Tove Jansson, The Orchid Hunter by Leif Bersweden, Add More Groundcover, Albert Ruth and the Twinflower
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue Boy, nasturtiums are such wonderful plants, aren’t they? August is a time when your nasturtiums look fabulous, even after a summer of blooming their hearts out.…
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