From Dairy Farm to Dreamscape: The Horticultural Vision of William Shenstone

William Shenstone by Thomas Ross oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1738

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 18, 1714 On this day, the garden world welcomed a true visionary – William Shenstone, English poet and landscape gardener extraordinaire, drew his first breath. Little did the world know that this…

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Batty Langley: The Revolutionary Who Reshaped English Gardens

Batty Langley by J Carwitham, 1741

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 14, 1699 On this day, dear readers, we turn our attention to a most fascinating figure in the annals of garden history – one whose very name seems plucked from a whimsical…

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