Posts Tagged ‘shell collections’
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck: The Duchess of Portland and Her Portland Rose Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 11, 1715 Dearest reader, On this day, let us step back into an era both grand and curious, to celebrate the birth of a remarkable woman – Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of…
Read MoreThe Naturalist Who Brought Goldfish to Holland: Remembering Job Baster
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 1, 1711 On this day, Job Baster was born. This remarkable Dutch naturalist was among the first in his country to examine the minute details of flora and fauna through the revealing…
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