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

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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…

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When Windows Were Taxed: The Dark Days Before Garden Views

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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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