10,000 Acres of Experiments: Thomas Andrew Knight’s Garden Legacy

Thomas Andrew Knight

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 12, 1759 Dearest garden companions, it is with great delight that I share with you the birth of a most remarkable horticultural luminary. It’s the birthday of Thomas Andrew Knight, who blessed…

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Just Dig It Up”: The Refreshing Wisdom of John Cushnie

John Cushnie

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 14, 1943 On this day, dear reader, we welcome into our world one John Alexander Montgomery Cushnie – a man destined to charm the gardening elite and common soil-tillers alike with equal…

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