Posts Tagged ‘Linnaeus’
Cloves Botanical Brilliance and Classification: Celebrating Patrick Browne’s
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 29, 1790 My dearest garden companions, today marks the anniversary of the death of the Irish botanist and friend of Linnaeus, Patrick Browne, who departed this earthly garden on this day in…
Read MoreCarl Peter Thunberg: The Botanical Spy Who Loved Plants
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 8, 1828 My darling green-thumbed companions, today marks the anniversary of when the esteemed botanist Carl Peter Thunberg departed this mortal garden in 1828, leaving behind a legacy as verdant and sprawling…
Read MoreLinnaeus by Sten Lindroth, Gunnar Eriksson, Gunnar Broberg, Tore Frängsmyr
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Linnaeus by Sten Lindroth, Gunnar Eriksson, Gunnar Broberg, Tore Frängsmyr This book came out in 1983, and the subtitle is The Man and His Work. Ah, Linnaeus! The very name conjures images of towering pines, whispering willows, and a gentle, bespectacled man sorting seeds with a serene smile.…
Read MoreSwedish Botanist Carl Linneaus and his Lapland Costume
“Through it all, Carl fell in love with the Lapland, and his main souvenir was a traditional Lapland costume complete with a magical drum.” May 23, 1707 On this day, the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus was born. When Carl was 25 years old, he set out to explore the Lapland. Carl spent nearly six…
Read MoreFrom Botanical Gardens to Vampire Hunting: The Remarkable Life of Gerard van Swieten
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 7, 1700 One cannot help but marvel at the extraordinary life of the Dutch botanist Gerard van Swieten, who graced this world with his first breath on this very day. How utterly…
Read MoreSerpentine Paths and Magnolia Dreams: The Life of Alexander Garden
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 15, 1791 On this day, the ever-so-clever Alexander Garden of Charleston, South Carolina, drew his final breath at the age of 61, succumbing to the ravages of tuberculosis. A man whose correspondence…
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