Sir Jean Chardin: Unearthing the Secret Language of Persian Tulips

Sir Jean Chardin

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 16, 1643 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of Sir Jean Chardin, a French jeweler whose life sparkled with adventure and whose pen captured the essence of distant lands.…

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A Simpling We Shall Go: Elias Ashmole’s Botanical Adventure

Elias Ashmole, 1688

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 6, 1648 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves transported to a time when the pursuit of botanical knowledge was as thrilling as any modern-day adventure. Picture, if you will, the…

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