Posts Tagged ‘potato history’
The Lexicographer’s Garden: Noah Webster’s Verdant Vocabulary
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 1, 1785 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves in the company of one Noah Webster (a veritable library awaits the curious), a man whose name has become synonymous with the…
Read MoreRenaissance Revolutionary: Lorenz Scholz’s Medical Garden Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 20, 1552 Dearest garden enthusiasts, today we mark the birth of a true Renaissance rebel – Lorenz Scholz von Rosenau, who dared to grow “deadly” potatoes in his garden while fighting plague…
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