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
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  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 Texas botanist Charles Wright) is born on this day in Wethersfield, Connecticut. 1972 The Berkshire Eagle published a revealing article about Henry David Thoreau) [pronounced: THOR-oh] titled "Thoreau: The Amateur Botanist." Grow That Garden Library™ Read The Daily Gardener review of A Home in Bloom by Christie Purifoy) Buy the book on Amazon: A Home in Bloom by Christie Purifoy) Today's Botanic Spark 1830 Plant science pioneer Effie Almira Southworth Spaulding is born in North Collins, New York. Her story illuminates both the challenges and triumphs of women in early American botanical science. Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.