April 7, 2022 Michel Adanson, Francis Cabot Lowell, David Fairchild, Steven Vogel, The Fine Art of Paper Flowers by Tiffanie Turner, and Dame Helen Mirren

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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1727 On this day, the birth of Michel Adanson, the French botanist and naturalist who pioneered the first natural classification system for…

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Baobabs and mutations: Michel Adanson’s botanical legacy

Michel Adanson, a prominent 18th-century French botanist and naturalist.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 7, 1727 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of Michel Adanson, a luminary of 18th-century botany whose pioneering spirit challenged the very foundations of plant classification. While we often…

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Michel Adanson: The Botanist Behind Baobabs and Plant Mutation

Michel Adanson, a prominent 18th-century French botanist and naturalist.

The Methodology of Flowering Plants April 7, 1727 Today is the birthday of the 18th-century Scottish-French botanist and naturalist Michel Adanson. Michel created the first natural classification of flowering plants. In fact, the great botanist Jussieu (“Juice You”) adopted Michel’s methodology to create his masterpiece called Genera Plantarum (1789). Although today we think mainly of Darwin and…

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April 7, 2021 Styling a Botanical Bookshelf, Michel Adanson, David Fairchild, William Wordsworth, Heal Thyself by Benjamin Woolley, and the Power of a Sunny Spring Day

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 Curated News The Plant Lover’s Guide to Styling a Bookshelf | Apartment Therapy | Anna Kocharian Botanical History On This Day 1727 The groundbreaking 18th-century French botanist and…

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Michel Adanson, Baobabs, and the Roots of Botanical Classification

Michel Adanson

Mind Behind Mutation Today is the anniversary of the death of the 18th-century Scottish-French botanist and naturalist Michel Adanson. Michel created the first natural classification of flowering plants. In fact, Jussieu (“Juice You”) adopted Michel’s methodology to create his masterpiece that defined plant groups called Genera Plantarum (1789). Although today we think mainly of Darwin…

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August 3, 2020 Dahlias 101 by The Empress of Dirt, Joseph Paxton, Michel Adanson, Louise du Pont Crowninshield, Alwyn Howard Gentry, Katharine Stuart, Watermelon Poetry, From Garden to Grill by Elizabeth Orsini and Gallant Soldiers

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 Curated News 7 Best Tips for Growing Dahlias | Melissa J. Will Here’s an excerpt: Melissa gathered these tips for growing dahlias from numerous sources including books,…

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