Posts Tagged ‘women in botany’
Garden Writer Alice Lounsberry: A Life Devoted to Flowers and Friendship
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 6, 1868 On this day, the botanist and garden writer Alice Lounsberry was born in New York City. From a young age, Alice developed a deep love for the natural world, exploring…
Read MoreOctober 28, 2024 The Garden’s October Lullaby, Hippolyte François Jaubert, Harold Basil Christian, Growing Your Own Tea Garden by Jodi Helmer, and Sarah Sophia Banks
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 1798 Count Hippolyte François Jaubert, a fascinating figure who bridged the worlds of politics and botany in 19th century France, is born.…
Read MoreSophie Banks: The Quiet Force Behind Britain’s Greatest Botanist
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 28, 1744 On this day in history, we celebrate Sarah Sophia “Sophie” Banks [BANKS], born today. Sophie, as her family and friends referred to her, reminds us that behind every great gardener…
Read MoreAgnes Chase: The Indomitable Woman Who Made Us See Grass Differently
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 29, 1869 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of Agnes Chase – a woman of diminutive stature yet possessed of such formidable determination that she quite literally changed how…
Read MoreThe Palm Queen’s Legacy: Remembering Gloria Galeano
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 22, 1958 On this day, the botanical world was graced with the birth of Gloria Galeano, Colombia’s answer to botanical royalty and rightfully crowned “The Queen of the Palms” – a title…
Read MoreElsa Beate Bunga: The Countess Who Defied Botanical Boundaries
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 18, 1734 On this day, dear readers and fellow admirers of botanical mavericks, we celebrate the birth of Elsa Beate Bunga, a Swedish botanist who was, to put it mildly, quite the…
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