Posts Tagged ‘vintage gardening’
October 25, 2024 Patrick Neill, Joseph Hetherington McDaniels, Tyge Wittrock Bocher, The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor, and A Tale of Two Postmen Turned Accidental Alpine Plant Merchants
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1776 Patrick Neill, British printer and horticulturalist, is born. 1840 Joseph Hetherington McDaniels, Classical Scholar, is born. 1909 Tyge Wittrock Böcher [TEE-guh VIT-rock…
Read MoreA Tale of Two Postmen Turned Accidental Alpine Plant Merchants: The Sikiyou Rare Plant Nursery Story
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 25, 1973 My dear garden friends, let me transport you back exactly 50 years to a charming story that began with a simple newspaper article about two extraordinary plantsmen. “No Garden Should…
Read MoreUnveiling the Secrets of Peony Perfection: Lessons from 1908
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 8, 1908 On this day, dear readers, a most intriguing review of the Peterson Nursery in Chicago graced the pages of horticultural discourse, offering a tantalizing glimpse into their annual peony week.…
Read MoreThe Elusive Bloom: Elizabeth Lawrence’s Quest for Nerine undulata
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 20, 2024 On this day, in the year of our Lord 1940, as the world found itself embroiled in conflict, a most delightful correspondence unfolded in the realm of horticulture. The esteemed…
Read MoreBlooms and Bedlam: The 1916 Chrysanthemum Spectacle
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 13, 1916 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to the halls of Washington D.C., where the 16th annual chrysanthemum flower show had just unfurled its petals to the…
Read MoreBlooms and Ballrooms: FTD’s Golden Anniversary Gala
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 14, 1960 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves transported to a most enchanting affair: the 50th-anniversary convention of FTD, held in the grand Cobo Hall of Detroit. Oh, what a…
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