Posts Tagged ‘plant diversity’
David Fairchild: The Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed America’s Gardens and Diets
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 7, 1869 Dearest reader, On this day, we commemorate the birth of a true pioneer of plant exploration, David Fairchild, whose tireless curiosity and daring spirit transformed American gardens and tables alike.…
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 MoreThe Arnold Arboretum Begins to Flourish: Charles Sprague Sargent’s 1883 Update
Arnold Arboretum On this day in 1883, Charles Sprague Sargent wrote to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker with an update on the Arnold Arboretum: “The Arboretum is getting on at last. ..Roads, belts, grades, etc. are making grand progress & I really begin to see daylight ahead. We have in the nurseries an immense stock of…
Read MoreCharles Darwin in the Galapagos: The Plants That Inspired Natural Selection
Arnold Arboretum On this day in 1883, Charles Sprague Sargent wrote to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker with an update on the Arnold Arboretum: “The Arboretum is getting on at last. ..Roads, belts, grades, etc. are making grand progress & I really begin to see daylight ahead. We have in the nurseries an immense stock of…
Read MoreThe African Adventure Botanical Indiana Jones: Harry Harlan’s North
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 28, 1924 On this day, the intrepid botanist Harry V. Harlan regaled the Science Club at Kansas State University with tales of his botanical conquests across the scorching deserts of North Africa.…
Read More“One or Two is Enough”: John Bartram’s Garden Philosophy Revealed
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 20, 1757 On this day, the esteemed botanist John Bartram penned what can only be described as a deliciously forthright letter to Philip Miller, revealing the unvarnished truth of his gardening preferences…
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