November 13, 2024 Gardens, Meteors, and Chrysanthemums, Joseph Paxton, Cherry Trees of 1909, The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Paul Rees and The Dangerous World of Rare Orchids

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 1849 A most extraordinary presentation took place at Windsor Castle. Imagine, if you will, standing in the grand halls of Windsor Castle…

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Understanding Orchids by William Cullina

Understanding Orchids by William Cullina

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Understanding Orchids by William Cullina This book came out in 2004, and the subtitle is An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World’s Most Exotic Plants. Ah, orchids. These ethereal blooms, with their intricate petals and vibrant hues, have long captivated the hearts of plant lovers. Over the years, I,…

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May 3, 2022 Garden Meditation Day, Thomas Tusser, Martha Crone, Japanese Internment Gardens, Frida Kahlo, Understanding Orchids by William Cullina, and May Sarton

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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 Happy National Garden Meditation Day! 1580 Thomas Tusser (English poet and farmer) died. In 1573, Thomas wrote his Five Hundred Points of…

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Strange Flowers and Time Machines: H.G. Wells’ Garden Connection

H.G. Wells by George Charles Beresford, 1920

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 21, 1866 Dearest garden enthusiasts, today we celebrate the birth of a most peculiar and fascinating soul – one Herbert George Wells, who wrote as H. G. Wells. His connection to gardens…

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Orchid Obsession: The Blossoming World of Gilbert L. Campbell

Pink Orchid

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 12, 1972 On this day, dear readers, The Greenville News graced us with a most intriguing article entitled “Orchidist Finds Hobby Versatile.” Let us delve into the world of Gilbert L. Campbell,…

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A Vanilla Voyage: From Aztec Courts to Garden Soirées

Vanilla Pods

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 22, 1974 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to a time when the Star-Gazette of Elmira, New York, bestowed upon its readers a most intriguing recipe for Vanilla…

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The Golden Orchid Scandal: How Collectors Devastated a Species

Roy Lancaster

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 10, 1988 On this day, a most scandalous revelation shook the genteel world of horticulture to its very foundations. The esteemed British plant explorer Roy Lancaster—that intrepid adventurer of verdant realms—pulled back…

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Tiny Troublemaker: The Orchid That Stopped a Highway

Navasota Ladies' Tresses

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 10, 1983 On this day, dear readers, a most peculiar headline graced the pages of The Town Talk in Alexandria, Louisiana. It proclaimed, with no small measure of astonishment, ‘Rare Plant Halts…

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Hartweg’s Legacy: From Parisian Gardens to Mexican Orchid Hunting

Karl Theodor Hartweg

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 18, 1812 It was on this day, that the illustrious botanist Karl Theodor Hartweg drew his first breath, commencing what would become a life dedicated to the pursuit of botanical treasures. One…

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The Horticultural Heiress: Enid Haupt’s Blooming Legacy

Enid Annenberg Haupt

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 13, 2006 It’s the birthday of Enid Annenberg Haupt – a woman whose green fingers and even greener wallet transformed the horticultural landscape of America forever. One might say she bloomed rather…

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Orchids, Oaks, and One Remarkable Woman: The Legacy of Aimée Camus

Aimee Antoinette Camus

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 1, 2023 Today, we celebrate the birthday of one Aimée Antoinette Camus (“kah-MEW”), born in 1879—a French botanist of remarkable distinction who has somehow escaped the spotlight that should rightfully shine upon…

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