Posts Tagged ‘plant expeditions’
From Altar to Arbor: The Fruitful Union of David and Marian Fairchild
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1905 On this most auspicious day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the union of two extraordinary souls: the eminent botanist David Fairchild and his beloved Marian Graham Bell, daughter of the…
Read MoreBill Burtt: The Botanical Champion Who Brought African Violets to Our Homes
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 27, My dearest garden confidantes, on this most auspicious day, we celebrate the birth of that remarkable English botanist, Brian Lawrence “Bill” Burtt – a man whose green thumbs worked wonders that…
Read MoreFrom Riches to Ruins: Ellen Willmott’s Horticultural Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 19, 1858 Today is the birthday of Ellen Ann Willmott, that formidable English horticulturalist born in 1858, my darling green-thumbed confidants. A woman after my own heart, though perhaps with sharper thorns…
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