Posts Tagged ‘native flora’
Van Riebeeck’s Hedge: A living boundary of Cape Town’s colonial past
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 21, 1619 Dearest reader, On this day, Jan van Riebeeck was born. His voyage and vision left an indelible mark on the Cape of Good Hope, present-day South Africa. In 1660, seeking…
Read MoreEdmund Hope Verney: Vancouver Island’s wildflower steward and the seeds of colonial botanical exchange
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 7, 1865 Dearest reader, On this day, a young Edmund Hope Verney received a letter that must have brightened the often lonely hours of his botanical peregrinations on Vancouver Island. After three…
Read MoreWoodland Whispers: The Mayflower’s Tale from Nova Scotia
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 4, 1901 On this day, dear aficionados of flora and fauna, Nova Scotia embraced its wild heart with the passage of The Floral Emblem Act. This momentous occasion saw the mayflower, also…
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