Posts Tagged ‘Native Plants’
Archibald Menzies’ Santa Barbara Sojourn: A Botanical Milestone
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 18, 1793 On this day, Archibald Menzies (MEN-zeez), the Scottish surgeon-botanist, reluctantly departed Santa Barbara aboard the HMS Discovery during Vancouver’s expedition. Menzies had spent several productive days exploring the Santa Barbara…
Read MoreHabitat Creation In Garden Design by Catherine Heatherington and Alex Johnson
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Habitat Creation In Garden Design by Catherine Heatherington and Alex Johnson This book was released on August 1st, 2023, and the subtitle is A Guide to…
Read MoreThe Father of American Dendrology: Remembering Humphry Marshall
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 5, 1801 On this day, America lost one of its pioneering botanists, Humphry Marshall. His legacy as the “Father of American Dendrology” continues to influence our understanding of native trees and shrubs…
Read MoreOctober 23, 2024 The Autumn Garden, William Casson, Annie Lorrain Smith, Neltje Blanchan, Katharine Stewart, Life in the Garden by Bunny Williams, and Ludwig Leichhardt
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 1796 William Casson, English botanist, seed merchant, and local historian, was born. 1854 Annie Lorrain Smith, British lichenologist and textbook author, was born.…
Read MoreThe Poetry of Pollinators: Neltje Blanchan’s Garden Revolution
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 23, 1865 Today we also remember the birth of Neltje Blanchan, and oh my dears, if Annie Lorrain Smith taught us to see the microscopic world of lichens, Blanchan taught an entire…
Read MoreGoldenrod: Kentucky’s Misunderstood State Flower
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 16, 1926 On this day, Kentucky officially adopted the goldenrod as its state floral emblem. This decision came after years of debate within gardening clubs, who felt that the previously recognized bluegrass…
Read MoreApril 25, 2023 John Mulso, Thomas Jefferson, George Herbert Engleheart, David Fairchild, Harry Radlund, Leslie Young Carrethers, The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants by Neil Diboll and Hilary Cox, and Maurice Baring
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 1766 John Mulso writes to his friend English naturalist, Gilbert White, in Selborne 1809 A retired Thomas Jefferson enjoyed spending most of…
Read MoreBlazing a Trail: Otto Jennings and the Star of the Prairie
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 4, 1877 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of Otto Emery Jennings, a man whose passion for the natural world would leave an indelible mark on both the scientific…
Read MoreWilliam J. Fisher: Botanizing in the Alaskan Wilderness
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 26, 1830 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a most intriguing figure in the annals of botanical history: William J. Fisher, the German-American naturalist, marine biologist, and…
Read MoreA Horticultural Correspondence: Celebrating 23 Years of ‘A Year in Our Gardens’
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 12, 2021 On this day, twenty-three years ago, two esteemed figures in the horticultural world, Nancy Goodwin of the landmark Montrose Gardens and Allen Lacy, the American garden writer and columnist, unveiled…
Read MoreA Sanctuary Amidst Academia: The Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1974 On this day, dear gardening enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to a moment of horticultural splendor that would make even the most jaded of botanists swoon with delight. The year…
Read MoreGolden Legacy: Honoring the Botanical Friendship Behind the Naming of California’s State Flower
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 1, 1916 On this day, dear gardeners, we commemorate a most delightful anniversary in the annals of California’s horticultural history. It was on this very date that the State Flower of California…
Read MoreColorado School of Clinical Herbalism: Rooting Out Botanical Secrets
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 17, 2019 On this day, dear readers, a most enchanting adventure begins in the charming town of Lafayette, Colorado. The esteemed Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism, that bastion of botanical knowledge, embarks…
Read MoreSeeds of Conservation: The Birth of the Native Plant Society of Texas
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1981 On this day, dear champions of indigenous flora, we celebrate the founding of The Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) at Texas Women’s University. This momentous occasion marked the beginning…
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