The Egg-straordinary Survival of a 79-Year-Old Botanist in Alaska

Melville Thurston Cook, 1912

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 10, 1949 Oh, my dear garden enthusiasts, what a tale of botanical adventure I have for you today! In this year of 1949, a most remarkable rescue has occurred that would make…

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The Botanical Survivalist: Thomas Grant Harbison’s Extraordinary Legacy

Thomas Grant Harbison - Portrait Colorized

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 23, 1862 On this day, dear readers, the botanical world was graced with the arrival of one Thomas Grant Harbison—a man whose peculiar dedication to flora would eventually lead him to subsist…

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