Utah flora Archives

From mantle to mountainside: The botanical journey of Marcus E. Jones

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1852 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of Marcus E. Jones, a man whose life story unfurls like a grand botanical romance, blending the rugged adventure of the…

The Flying Flowers: Dr. Hugh Cutler’s Botanical Airmail Adventure

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 2, 1940 On this day, dear readers,the esteemed pages of the St. Joseph Gazette revealed a most delightful botanical discovery. Dr. Hugh C. Cutler of St. Louis—a gentleman of scientific prowess—had unearthed…

From Mantle to Mountainside: The Botanical Journey of Marcus Jones

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1852 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of Marcus Jones, a botanist whose life story reads like a love letter to the plant kingdom. Picture, if you will,…