Therese of Bavaria: The Princess Who Found Freedom in Flowers

Princess Therese of Bavaria (sketch is colorized & enhanced), 1810

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 12, 1850 On this day, Princess Therese of Bavaria (teh-RAY-zuh of buh-VAIR-ee-uh), was born.  This remarkable woman found her true calling not in the gilded halls of Bavaria’s royal palaces but in…

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The Last Fern: William Williams’ Fatal Passion for Botany

William Williams' tombstone

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 27, 1861 On this day, dear fellow plant enthusiasts, we reflect on a somber tale from the annals of botanical history. The Courier and Argus of Dundee, Scotland, reported the untimely demise…

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