Posts Tagged ‘Tennessee’
Garden Expert Dr. Joe White Connected to People Through Plants and Became a Trusted Plant Guru
“It occurred to me early on that horticulture had a way of touching everybody’s life.” January 14, 2001 On this day, The Times out of Shreveport, Louisiana, published a story by Margaret Martin about garden expert Joe White: Northwest Louisiana gardeners call Joe White when they have a question. Want to know about pests, soil, or…
Read MoreFort Worth’s First Botanist, Albert Ruth, and His Mysterious Twinflower Discovery
“Dr. Sharp knew it was NOT a Patridge Berry when he saw the specimen. It was obviously mislabeled. Sharp knew the specimen was a twinflower, the flower named for Carl Linnaeus, the Linnea Borealis – an extremely delicate plant.” August 13, 1892 On this day, the botanist Albert Ruth collected a plant in Sevier County…
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