Rae Selling Berry: The American Plant Whisperer and Garden Conservator

Rae Selling Berry. She is known for her significant contributions to horticulture, particularly through the establishment of The Berry Botanic Garden in Oregon. This garden, named after her, has played an important role in the conservation of native plants and horticultural education.

The Lake Oswego Plant Whisperer January 21, 1881 Today is the birthday of the incredible American gardener, plant whisperer, and horticulturist Rae Selling Berry. Almost deaf by the time she was an adult, Rae was an excellent lip reader, and many suspect her deafness helped her attune to plants. In the early 1900s, Rae started…

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January 21, 2021 Hillside Landscaping Ideas, Erwin Frink Smith, Rae Selling Berry, Rosemary Verey’s Thoughts on Patterns, American Grown by Michelle Obama, and Going Nuts on National Squirrel Appreciation Day

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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Hillside Landscaping Ideas | Better Homes & Gardens Botanical History On This Day 1854 Birth of Erwin Frink Smith, esteemed USDA botanist who investigated the…

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