April 27, 2022 Charles MacKay, Alice Morse Earle, Thomas Dolliver Church, Cecil Day-Lewis, The Food Forest Handbook by Darrell Frey and Michelle Czolba, Edwin George Morgan,
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1814 Charles MacKay, Scottish poet and songwriter, was born; he wrote tender lines in praise of the modest Meadow-sweet.
1851 Alice Morse Earle, American historian and garden writer, was born; her books Old Time Gardens and Sun Dials and Roses of Yesterday preserve the charm of turn-of-the-century gardens.
1902 Thomas “Tommy” Dolliver Church, California landscape architect, was born; he pioneered the California Style, blending outdoor living with timeless design.
1904 Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish-born British Poet Laureate and father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis, was born; his poems capture the fleeting seasons of life.
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1920 Edwin George Morgan, Scottish poet and translator, was born; he became Glasgow’s first Poet Laureate and penned witty lines on flowers and thistles.
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