A Garden in the Hills: Katharine Stewart’s Diary Entry for October 23rd

Katharine Stewart, A Garden in the Hills

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Here’s an excerpt for today from Katharine Stewart’s diary-turned-book A Garden in the Hills.  October 23rd Waking to find a scattering of snow above the tree line on the hill, I think ‘time…

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The Gardener’s Pen: H. E. Bates and His Literary Landscape

Herbert Ernest Bates

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 26, 1905 On this day, the literary world welcomed Herbert Ernest Bates, a wordsmith destined to paint verdant landscapes with his pen. Known to readers as H. E. Bates, this English author…

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The Patience of Spring: Lessons from Emerson’s May Day

Ralph Waldo Emerson

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 1, 1867 On this day, Ralph Waldo Emerson, the sage of Concord, inscribed a copy of his book, May Day, to Sophie Thoreau, the devoted sister of Henry David Thoreau. This gesture,…

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From Altar to Arbor: The Fruitful Union of David and Marian Fairchild

David (holding bouquet) and Marian after their wedding 1905

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1905 On this most auspicious day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the union of two extraordinary souls: the eminent botanist David Fairchild and his beloved Marian Graham Bell, daughter of the…

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Unmoved by Mountains: The Enigmatic Life of Charles Sprague Sargent

Charles Sprague Sargent profile

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1841 On this day, the horticultural world was graced with the birth of Charles Sprague Sargent, a man destined to become one of America’s most distinguished botanists. Charles, a figure as…

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From Desert to Doorstep: The Legacy of Edward Hummel

Edward Hummel

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 29, 1978 On this day, the gardening world bid farewell to Edward Hummel, a remarkable American plantsman and hybridizer whose green thumb left an indelible mark on the landscape of exotic horticulture.…

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From Shelf to Soul: Stefan Zweig’s Blooming Legacy

Stefan Zweig

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 28, 1881 On this day, a literary seed was planted that would grow into one of the most prolific and widely-read authors of the early 20th century. Stefan Zweig, the Austrian writer…

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Margaret Atwood: The Poet Laureate of Earth and Leaf

Margaret Atwood

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 18, 1939 On this day, the literary world welcomed a true force of nature – Margaret Atwood, a woman whose words would bloom as profusely and provocatively as the most audacious of…

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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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