Therese of Bavaria: The Princess Who Found Freedom in Flowers

Princess Therese of Bavaria sketch c. 1810 (colorized and enhanced).

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 12, 1850 On this day, Princess Therese of Bavaria (teh-RAY-zuh of buh-VAIR-ee-uh), was born.  This remarkable woman found her true calling not in the gilded halls of Bavaria’s royal palaces but in…

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A Pioneering Voice in Texas Botany: Maude Jeannie Young

Maude Jeannie Young with Texas yellow roses.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 12, 1818 On this day, Clarissa Tucker Tracy, a passionate botanist and the Mother of Ripon (RIP-un) College, is born.  Clarissa was a remarkable woman who found her life’s purpose in both…

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October 29, 2024 A Gardener’s Late October Checklist, Charles Wright, Thoreau the Botanist, A Home in Bloom by Christie Purifoy, and USDA Pioneer Effie Southworth

The Daily Gardener Podcast Album Cover with a pot of rosemary - the herb for remembrance - beckoning gardeners to remember to listen to the show. Updated September 2025.

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 1811 Charles Wright, the Texas botanist, was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Wright’s insatiable curiosity carried him far from his New England roots…

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Pioneer in Plant Science: Effie Southworth

Effie A. [Southworth] Spaulding. Courtesy of the University Archives of the University of Southern California. (Colorized)

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 12, 1818 On this day, Clarissa Tucker Tracy, a passionate botanist and the Mother of Ripon (RIP-un) College, is born.  Clarissa was a remarkable woman who found her life’s purpose in both…

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The Lichen Lady: Annie Lorrain Smith’s Scientific Revolution

Annie Lorrain Smith

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 23, 1854 Today we also celebrate the birth of the remarkable Annie Lorrain Smith, and oh my dears, what a story she has to tell us about persistence in both gardens and…

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A Life Among Leaves: The Botanical Journey of Ethel Zoe Bailey

Ethel Zoe Bailey and her father L. H. Bailey

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 17, 1889 On this day, a most remarkable woman entered the world, one whose life would become as intertwined with botany as the most tenacious of climbing vines. Ethel Zoe Bailey, daughter…

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From Heartbreak to Herbarium: The Extraordinary Life of Georgiana Molloy

Georgiana Molloy

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 23, 1843 On this day, we celebrate the birth of Georgiana Molloy (books about this person), an English-Australian pioneer and one of the first botanical collectors in Western Australia. Her life, dear…

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A Blossoming Legacy: Madeleine Basseporte, The King’s Garden Painter

Madeleine Basseporte

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 28, 1701 Dearest fellow garden dreamer, On this day, a child destined to entwine brush and blossom in eternal partnership first entered the world: Madeleine Françoise Basseporte, the French botanical artist whose…

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