Posts Tagged ‘William Williams’
June 27, 2019 National Onion Day, Thomas Say, William Williams, William Guilfoyle, Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, The Glory of the Garden by Rudyard Kipling, Practical Botany for Gardeners by Geoff Hodge, Make a Garden Map, and Brevities
Today is the very first National Onion Day. It was founded by the National Onion Association, which represents almost 500 growers from across the United States. The association celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013. Onions are a member of the bulb family. There are twenty-seven different types of onion. They all grow underground, and they’re…
Read MoreThe Last Fern: William Williams’ Fatal Passion for Botany
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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