Posts Tagged ‘Plant Collections’
Pioneer in Plant Science: Effie Southworth
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 MoreThe Snowdrop Queen: Remembering Margaret Owen Ten Years After her Passing
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 24, 2014 And it was on this day, my dear friend, that the gardening world lost one of its most passionate voices – Margaret Owen MBE, the remarkable “Queen of Snowdrops.” Just…
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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