Posts Tagged ‘Roger L. Williams’
A Region of Astonishing Beauty by Roger L. Williams
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Today’s Book Recommendation: A Region of Astonishing Beauty: The Botanical Exploration of the Rocky Mountains by Roger L. Williams Williams follows the expeditions of over a dozen explorers who “botanized” the Rocky Mountains. These intrepid explores felt Western Flora was special and unique. The title of the book…
Read MoreApril 25, 2019 A Botanist’s Hello, Zucchini Bread Day, President Truman, NPSOT, Gustavus Adolphus College, Marcus E. Jones, Julia Morton, Alice Tangerini, Windflowers, Agnes Falconer, Roger L. Williams, Garden Markers, and George H. Engleheart’s Daffodils
Today I learned how botanists used to say “hello” to each other. In the 1800s and 1900s, a common way for botanists to introduce themselves, often from the other side of the world, was to send each other plant specimens as the foundation for developing a relationship. When it comes to friendship, plants are icebreakers,…
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