Posts Tagged ‘plant conservation’
February 18, 2026 Lady Anne Monson, Henry Nicholson Ellacombe, Wallace Stegner, The Bold Dry Garden, and Julia Butterfly Hill
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Today’s Show Notes Gardens are often thought of as private places. Personal. Quiet. But sometimes a garden is more than just a garden. A way of…
Read MoreThe Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Paul Rees
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Paul Rees This book came out in 2023, and the…
Read MoreThe Dangerous World of Rare Orchids: A Tale of Beauty and Deception
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 13, 1989 On this day, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune published a story that lifted the veil on the shadowy world of rare orchid trading. The article focused on Limerick Inc. and an alleged…
Read MoreThe Accidental Aloe Enthusiast: Harold Basil Christian’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 28, 1871 On this day, Harold Basil Christian [KRIS-tee-un] was born. His journey into botany began with an “unsightly rock” and turned into one of the world’s most important aloe collections. Born…
Read MoreThe Tree That Kept Time: Ludwig Leichhardt’s Last Garden
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 23, 1813 It was on this day in 1813, as autumn leaves were turning in Prussia, that Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt was born. And oh, what a reminder his story is of…
Read MoreNational Public Gardens Week: Celebrating Nature’s Living Masterpieces
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 9, 2022 Dearest reader, On this splendid occasion, we usher in National Public Gardens Week, a vibrant celebration spanning from May 6th to the 15th, 2022. Since its inception in 2009, this…
Read MoreElsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen: South Africa’s Legendary Botanical Collector
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 11, 1912 Dearest reader, On this day, in the bright dawn of 1912, in South Africa’s vast and rugged land, Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen was born. The mountains that would later cradle her…
Read MoreBetty Ford Alpine Gardens: A Living Tribute to a Trailblazing First Lady and Garden Lover
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 8, 1918 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of Betty Ford, a trailblazing woman who defied the odds with grace and candor. Known for her openness about personal struggles…
Read MoreThe Plant List: How Missouri Botanical Garden Led a Global Effort to Standardize Plant Names
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 30, 2003 Dearest reader, On this day, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram brought to light a challenge as vast and intricate as a sprawling hedge maze: the monumental task of naming every plant…
Read MoreSan Juan Botanical Garden: Tropical Treasures and a Garden iCloud
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 10, 1971 Dearest reader, On this day, the San Juan Botanical Garden was inaugurated as a verdant jewel of the University of Puerto Rico. Far more than a collection of plants, this…
Read MoreLady Joan Margaret Legge: The Botanist Who Brought the Valley of Flowers to Light
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 21, 1885 Dearest reader, On this day, Lady Joan Margaret Legge (“LAY-gee”) entered the world, the youngest daughter of the sixth Earl of Dartmouth, and a soul both brave and gentle, as…
Read MoreGladiolus of Remembrance: The Enduring Legacy of Rod and Rachel Saunders
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: February 10, 2018 Dearest reader, On this dark day, the world lost two extraordinary botanical explorers and horticulturalists, Rod and Rachel Saunders, British botanists whose dedication to the natural world was as enduring as the flora they cherished. Tragically, they were murdered by terrorists during…
Read MoreWally Scales: The Green-Thumbed Guardian of Indiana University’s Living Wonders
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 15, 1959 Dearest readers, On this day in 1959, a snapshot captured the indefatigable spirit of Hugh Wallace Scales—affectionately known as “Wally”—hard at work within the verdant sanctuary of Indiana University’s greenhouse…
Read MoreFrom Mangroves to Mountains: The Keen Eyes of Glenn Leiper
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 1, 2019 Dearest reader, On this day, the verdant stage of Australian botany saw one of its most devoted amateurs crowned with high honor. Glenn Leiper, a man whose eyes seem more…
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