Posts Tagged ‘Thomas Coulter’
September 28, 2021 The Black Chokeberry, Thomas Coulter, Francis Turner Palgrave, James Edwin Campbell, Elin Hilderbrand, Wilding by Isabella Tree, and Lady Clara Vyvyan
Today in botanical history, we celebrate an Irish physician and botanist, an English poet and critic, and an African-American poet. We’ll hear an excerpt from Elin Hilderbrand. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that tells the story of 3,500 acres of land and its return to the wild. And then we’ll wrap things…
Read MoreThe Widowmaker’s Namesake: Thomas Coulter’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 28, 1793 Dearest fellow enthusiasts of botanical exploration, today we commemorate the birth of that most intrepid Irish plant hunter, Thomas Coulter, whose legacy blooms eternal in the flora of California. Imagine,…
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