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 1801 On this day, America lost one of its pioneering botanists, Humphry Marshall), the "Father of American Dendrology."
1869 Ellen Shipman), a woman who found her voice in the whispers of flowers and her strength in the structure of garden walls, is born. Grow That Garden Library™ Read The Daily Gardener review of Garden Favorites by Warren Schultz, Rebecca Atwater and Rick Darke) Buy the book on Amazon: Garden Favorites by Warren Schultz, Rebecca Atwater and Rick Darke) Today's Botanic Spark 1857 Ida Tarbell) is born - a woman who would become known for exposing Standard Oil's monopolistic practices but who found her greatest peace tending to her beloved Connecticut farm. Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.