Apr 20, 2020
Today we celebrate the French botanist and explorer who
christened the Begonia, the Magnolia, and the Fuchsia.
We'll also learn about one of the best and earliest botanical
collectors and artists in Holland - and she was a woman to
boot.
We celebrate the American naturalist born into one of our country's
botanical...
Apr 6, 2020
Today we celebrate the German artist who painted botanicals with
extraordinary detail.
We'll also learn about the botanist who left his mark on the
anatomy of the human eye.
We celebrate the Spanish botanist who spent his life in Columbia,
where, among other things, he studied the cinchona tree and used
the quinine to...
Apr 3, 2020
Today we celebrate the birthday of a Russian Count who funded an
expedition that led to the discovery of the California poppy.
We'll also learn about one of the country’s most beloved
naturalists.
We celebrate the life of the second woman to be professionally
employed as a botanist in the United States. She died 100...
Apr 2, 2020
Today we celebrate the discovery and naming of the state of
Florida.
We'll also learn about one of the best botanical illustrators ever
born as well as the man who introduced goldfish to Holland.
We celebrate the publication of the first successful agricultural
journal.
Today's Unearthed Words feature words about...
Apr 1, 2020
Today we celebrate the one year anniversary of the show and the
man who wrote a flora of the Middle East.
We'll learn about the German botanist who discovered mitosis and
chloroplasts.
We celebrate the 93rd birthday of an English-Australian gardener
who learned to garden and survived during World War II.
We'll honor the...