Posts Tagged ‘Wardian Case’
November 23, 2020 Fibonacci in the Garden, Nathaniel Ward, Alexander Anderson, Roald Dahl, Gladys Taber, The Farm by Ian Knauer, and How to Care for Your Poinsettia
Today we celebrate one of the first successful uses of the Wardian Case on a ship in 1833. We’ll also learn about the Minnesota botanist who discovered a fun new cereal. We’ll remember the beloved British children’s author who wrote in his garden shed. We salute the various ways trees drop their leaves… or not…
Read MoreNathanial Bagshaw Ward: Commemorating the Inventor of the First Terrarium
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 4, 1868 On this day, we bade farewell to Dr. Nathanial Bagshaw Ward, a man whose seemingly mundane observation of a fern spore in an insect jar would revolutionize the botanical world…
Read MoreWhen Windows Were Taxed: The Dark Days Before Garden Views
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 1, 1851 On this day, a most curious note was dispatched to one Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward—yes, the very same gentleman whose name adorns those marvelous glass contraptions in which we now transport…
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