January 14, 2021 The Transformation of a Yorkshire Garden, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Marie-Anne Libert, Appreciating the Dandelion, A Taste for Nightshade by Martine Bailey and the Louisiana Garden Expert: Joe White
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Botanical History On This Day
1825 King Charles X awarded the Legion of Honor to Pierre-Joseph Redouté, the Flemish flower painter beloved by Marie Antoinette and Joséphine. His luminous roses and lilies—many painted from Malmaison’s gardens—set the gold standard for botanical art.
1865 Anniversary of the death of Marie-Anne Libert, Belgian botanist, mycologist, and early plant pathologist. A master of cryptogams, she documented the potato “late blight,” groundwork later expanded by Anton de Bary—knowledge gardeners still use to outsmart blight today.
Unearthed Words
Today’s excerpt is from garden writer Jack Sanders. In his book, Hedgemaids and Fairy Candles, he writes a love letter to the most underappreciated “weed”: the dandelion. Hedgemaids and Fairy Candles.
Grow That Garden Library™
Sly, sensory, and steeped in 18th-century kitchens, A Taste for Nightshade by Martine Bailey blends recipes, rivalry, and botanical intrigue in Manchester, 1787—perfect for readers who like their historical fiction spiced with herbs and hazard.
Buy the book on Amazon: A Taste for Nightshade
Today's Botanic Spark
2001 On this day, The Times out of Shreveport, Louisiana, shared a story about newly retired garden expert Joe White. Joe was Northwest Louisiana’s trusted voice on soil, pests, and strawberries—plant them in the fall! Joe spent decades with the LSU AgCenter Extension. Through hotlines, newsletters, and Master Gardeners, he turned local questions into lifelong gardeners.
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