Posts Tagged ‘Allan Cunningham’
April 15, 2019 The Garden as a World Unto Itself, William Kent, Allan Cunningham, George Harrison Shull, Francis Hallé, Alexander Garden, Francis Quarles, The Atlas of Poetic Botany, The Garden Budget, and Sphagnum Moss
William Kent wrote: “A garden is to be a world unto itself, it had better make room for the darker shades of feeling as well as the sunny ones.” I’ve usually thought about my garden as my happy place. It’s a natural mood changer for me. But I remember one time when I was out…
Read MoreAllan Cunningham: Botanizing in the Bush
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 15, 1823 On this day, dear readers and fellow botanical enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to the rugged expanses of early 19th century Australia. For it was on this very date that…
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