The Botanist Who Saved Mount Diablo: Mary Bowerman’s Legacy

Mary Bowerman, a renowned botanist and conservationist, known for her dedication to preserving Mount Diablo in California.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 21, 2005 On this day in 2005, my darling green-thumbed companions, we bid farewell to a true guardian of botanical treasures, the remarkable Mary Bowerman, co-author of The Flowering Plants and Ferns…

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August 21, 2019 Living Mulch, the Patron Saint of Olives, George Celery Taylor, Adelbert van Chamiso, Dorothy Cadberry, Mary Bowerman, August Prose, Medicinal Herbs by Rosemary Gladstar, Cardinal Flower, and Taking an August Break

The Daily Gardener Podcast Album Cover with a pot of rosemary - the herb for remembrance - beckoning gardeners to remember to listen to the show. Updated September 2025.

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Monologue How do you start adding living mulch to your garden? One of the simplest ways is to look for the bare spots in your garden. Look…

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