Posts Tagged ‘Plant Collections’
Pioneer in Plant Science: Effie Southworth
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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. October 29, 1830 On this day, plant science pioneer Effie Almira Southworth [pronounced: EF-ee al-MY-rah SOUTH-worth], is born in North Collins, New York. Her story illuminates both the challenges and triumphs of women…
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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. October 29, 1830 On this day, plant science pioneer Effie Almira Southworth [pronounced: EF-ee al-MY-rah SOUTH-worth], is born in North Collins, New York. Her story illuminates both the challenges and triumphs of women…
Read MoreDimitrie Brandza and the Botanical Garden of Bucharest: A Legacy of Resilience and Botanical Wonder
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 4, 1944 Dearest reader, On a somber day in 1944, the quiet beauty of the Botanical Garden in Bucharest was shattered by the roar of English and American bombs, a tragedy that…
Read MoreRichard Henry Martin Robinson: Master Gardener and Photographer Behind Hyde Hall’s Transformation
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 21, 1917 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of Richard Henry Martin Robinson, a gardener and professional horticultural photographer who earned his place among the foremost gardeners of his…
Read MoreAgnes Chase: The Fearless Grass Botanist Who Held the Earth Together
The Grass Studier April 29, 1869 Today is the birthday of a botanist who was a petite, fearless, and indefatigable person: Agnes Chase. Agnes was an agrostologist—a studier of grass. A self-taught botanist, her first position was as an illustrator at the USDA’s Bureau of Plant Industry in Washington, D.C. In this position, Agnes…
Read MoreAlexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the Telephone and Botanical Experimenter
The Co-founder of AT&T March 3, 1847 Today is the birthday of the Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. In 1855, Alexander co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, known today as AT&T. And although most people know about Alexander’s story with regard to…
Read MorePhipps Conservatory: Pittsburgh’s Timeless Gift of Botanical Wonder
The Phipps Conservatory December 7, 1893 On this day, the Phipps Conservatory first opened to the public. A gift from Henry Phipps, Jr. to the City of Pittsburgh, Henry was a childhood friend and business partner of Andrew Carnegie. And gardeners who know their garden history probably already know that the Crystal Palace by Joseph…
Read MoreAndrew Thomas Gage: Scottish Botanist and Director of the Botanical Survey of India
The Phipps Conservatory December 7, 1893 On this day, the Phipps Conservatory first opened to the public. A gift from Henry Phipps, Jr. to the City of Pittsburgh, Henry was a childhood friend and business partner of Andrew Carnegie. And gardeners who know their garden history probably already know that the Crystal Palace by Joseph…
Read MoreNathaniel Lord Britton: Founder and First Director of the New York Botanical Garden
The Phipps Conservatory December 7, 1893 On this day, the Phipps Conservatory first opened to the public. A gift from Henry Phipps, Jr. to the City of Pittsburgh, Henry was a childhood friend and business partner of Andrew Carnegie. And gardeners who know their garden history probably already know that the Crystal Palace by Joseph…
Read MoreHoward Scott Gentry: The World’s Leading Authority on Agaves
The Phipps Conservatory December 7, 1893 On this day, the Phipps Conservatory first opened to the public. A gift from Henry Phipps, Jr. to the City of Pittsburgh, Henry was a childhood friend and business partner of Andrew Carnegie. And gardeners who know their garden history probably already know that the Crystal Palace by Joseph…
Read MoreKatherine Brandagee: Trailblazing Botanist and Mentor of California Flora
The Phipps Conservatory December 7, 1893 On this day, the Phipps Conservatory first opened to the public. A gift from Henry Phipps, Jr. to the City of Pittsburgh, Henry was a childhood friend and business partner of Andrew Carnegie. And gardeners who know their garden history probably already know that the Crystal Palace by Joseph…
Read MoreRobert Brown: The Botanist Who Unveiled Australia’s Flora and Preserved Joseph Banks’ Legacy
The Phipps Conservatory December 7, 1893 On this day, the Phipps Conservatory first opened to the public. A gift from Henry Phipps, Jr. to the City of Pittsburgh, Henry was a childhood friend and business partner of Andrew Carnegie. And gardeners who know their garden history probably already know that the Crystal Palace by Joseph…
Read MoreThe Grand Rebirth of Kew’s Temperate House: A Victorian Masterpiece Restored
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 6, 2019 On this day in 2018, after a remarkable five-year restoration project costing £41 million, the Temperate House at Kew Gardens reopened its doors to the public, unveiling a dazzling revival…
Read MoreFrom Dutch Meadows to Javanese Gardens: The Life of Botanist John Paulus Lotsy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 11, 1867 On this day, the botanical world welcomed John Paulus Lotsy into its verdant fold—a Dutch botanist and geneticist of considerable merit who first drew breath in Dordrecht and later became…
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