Posts Tagged ‘plant introduction’
Robert Buist: The Scotsman Who Shaped American Gardens
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 14, 1805 Robert Buist, florist and nurseryman was born near Edinburgh, Scotland. Trained at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Buist emigrated to Philadelphia in 1828 at age 23, where he would become…
Read MoreFrom Meyer Lemons to Asian Treasures: The Extraordinary Life of Frank Nicholas Meyer
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 30, 1875 On this day in horticultural history, Frank Nicholas Meyer, the intrepid Dutch-American plant explorer, entered the world. His birth heralded the arrival of a man whose passion for plants would…
Read MoreA Botanical Farewell: The Extraordinary Legacy of David Fairchild
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 6, 1954 On this day, my darling hothouse flowers, we bid a fond farewell to that most magnificent of botanical adventurers, Dr. David Fairchild, who departed this earthly garden at the splendid…
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