The concept of a #naturegarden has changed over the years. Distant relative of current UK's head gardener Monty Don, George Don (1798-1856), travelled around the world to collect plants. He saw European plants that had spread along colonial transport routes! 🌱 #gardening #UKgardening #planthunters

RHS Plant Collector Archive: G...

Joseph Charles Francis Rock, the ‘#PlantHunters’ in the early 20th century. Despite the contributions of ‘plant hunters’ in #Botany and #BotanicalDiversity, comprehensive assessments of their explorations are lacking. Thus, in order to strengthen the protection of plant diversity, Jifan Luo et al. studied the Joseph Rock’s #PlantCollectionActivities in China.
Details: https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtae057

Ethnobotanical heaven! Snowbound in Devon, UK, I have been catching up with a list of podcasts to watch. Thanks to Dr Mark Nesbitt, Curator of Economic Botany at RGB Kew Gardens, I enjoyed his remarkably detailed compilation of info on people, publications, institutions and archives related to ethnobotany. He highlights current research and raises key issues for researchers to think about in relationships of nature and society. Amazing range of images too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_pTMzVYoNw
#ethnobotany #herbalhistory #museum #herbarium #planthunters #botany #herbs #rgbkew