The Lichen Lady: Annie Lorrain Smith’s Scientific Revolution

Annie Lorrain Smith

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 23, 1854 Today we also celebrate the birth of the remarkable Annie Lorrain Smith, and oh my dears, what a story she has to tell us about persistence in both gardens and…

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Naturalist Lets his Plants, Like his Interests, Intertwine

Charles Joseph Sauriol in the Don

“My studies converge so why not the plants?” September 4, 1938 On this day, naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol wrote in his journal about a common occurrence in gardens: plants growing together. He wrote: I set out plantations of Thyme, Rosemary, Tarragon, Mint, Caraway, in the Wild Flower garden which now becomes a herb garden as…

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