The Eccentric’s Garden: William Beckford’s Horticultural Legacy

William Beckford from a drawing of his portrait (colorized and enhanced).

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 29, 1760 Today, we celebrate the birthday of William Beckford as we contemplate the complex legacy of his wealth – derived from the unconscionable enslavement of Jamaicans – which funded his passionate…

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Architectural Blooms: Remembering Alois Ludwig and the Majolikahaus

Alois Molitor Ludwig. He was a German-born Austrian composer, guitarist, violinist, and music historian, known for his influence on early 19th-century guitar music and the development of music history as a subdiscipline of musicology.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 4, 1969 On this day in 1969, the architectural world lost one of its most inspired creators, Alois Ludwig, whose passing marked the end of an era for devotees of the Art…

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