January 28, 2021 New Year Plant Hunt 2021, Peter Collinson, Paul Ecke, Thoughts on Spleenwort by Susan Wittig Albert, Botanical Style by Selina Lake, and the Best Job Ever: Creating Herb Gardens

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Today we celebrate a colonial botanist who introduced nearly 200 plants to British horticulture after sourcing them from his good friend John Bartram in America. We’ll also learn about the man who mastered growing the Poinsettia and established it as the official plant of Christmas. We’ll hear some wonderful thoughts on the Common Daisy (Bellis…

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A Peachy Affair: Celebrating Nature’s Blushing Orb

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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 22, 2019 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves in the midst of a most delectable celebration: National Eat a Peach Day. Oh, what a marvelous excuse to indulge in…

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