Hesperochiron and Beyond: Sereno Watson’s Botanical Legacy

Sereno Watson

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. December 1, 1826 On this day in botanical history, the world welcomed Sereno Watson, a luminary whose passion for plants would forever change the landscape of American botany. Born into a world yet…

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Sowing the Seeds of Scientific Language: John Ray’s Linguistic Legacy

John Ray

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 29, 1627 On this day, a seed of scientific inquiry was planted in the fertile soil of England – John Ray, destined to become a pioneering naturalist and writer, drew his first…

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George Bentham: The Lawyer Who Revolutionized Botany

George Bentham

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 22, 1800 My dearest garden friends, on this day, we celebrate the birth of George Bentham, a man whose decision to abandon law for botany would alter not only his own destiny…

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From Order to Chaos: The Brilliant and Tragic Life of Stephen Endlicher

Stephen Endlicher

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 24, 1804 On this day, the esteemed botanist Stephen Endlicher drew his first breath in Pressburg, Hungary, setting in motion a life that would forever alter how we categorize the natural world.…

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Agnes Chase: The Indomitable Woman Who Made Us See Grass Differently

Agnes Chase

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 29, 1869 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of Agnes Chase – a woman of diminutive stature yet possessed of such formidable determination that she quite literally changed how…

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Classifying Creation: How August Wilhelm Eichler Revolutionized Botany

August Wilhelm Eichler

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 22, 1839 On this day in horticultural history, the esteemed botanist August Wilhelm Eichler drew his first breath, destined to revolutionize how we classify the very plants we nurture in our gardens.…

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