Posts Tagged ‘Marcus Whitman’
A Life Among the Apple Trees: Remembering Larry L. McGraw
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. January 29, 2024 On this day, we commemorate the passing of a true pomological pioneer, Larry L. McGraw, founder of the esteemed Home Orchard Society. It was on this very date in 2005…
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2020 Seeds and Berries, Ghost Orchid Pollinators, George Engelmann, Sir Michael Foster, Olga Owen Huckins, Otto Emery Jennings, Sara Teasdale, Robert Frost, Hippie Food by Jonathan Kauffman, Garden Bunting, Marcus Whitman, and Larry McGraw
Today we celebrate the German-American botanist who saved the French wine industry and the very first Iris-breeder who urged other hybridizers to “be bold.” We’ll learn about the woman who sparked significant legislative change after birds and insects were killed in her garden and the man who fought to protect habitat for the Blazing Star.…
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