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Mary Gibson Henry

The Biannual Botanical Explorer April 16, 1967 Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist Mary Gibson Henry. Mary was born to be a plantswoman. The Gibson family’s roots in horticulture went way back. Mary’s great-grandfather, George Pepper, was a member of the First Council of the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society. Mary became an…

Adventurous Women by Penny Colman

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Adventurous Women by Penny Colman This book came out in 2006, and the subtitle is Eight True Stories About Women Who Made a Difference. In her book, Penny shares the adventures of eight inspiring women of the twentieth century. I selected this book because it features a profile…

April 16, 2019 Truly Lovely Aprils, Robert Frost, Sir Hans Sloane, William Stearn, Ellen Nellie Thayer Fisher, Mary Gibson Henry, Sir Edward Salisbury, Aphra Behn, Penny Colman, and William Austin Dickinson

“The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day.” ~ Robert Frost April can be a challenging time in the garden. How many truly lovely Aprils does one get in a lifetime? I’d venture to say maybe five or six. Often, the gardens are too wet…