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Remembering Margaret Mitchell and the Botanical Aspects of Gone With the Wind

Margaret Mitchell arrives at the film premiere of Gone With The Wind in Atlanta, December 1939.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 8, 1900 Margaret Mitchell, the American southern writer of Gone with the Wind, is born. Her friends and family called her Peggy. Margaret grew up in Georgia, surrounded by relatives who had…

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

William Beckford (colorized & enhanced) from drawing of his portrait

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…

Birds Know Best: The Ironic Tale of Audubon’s Resting Place

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 26, 1785 On this day, the remarkable John James Audubon took his first breath in Haiti—a man whose destiny would become so intertwined with our feathered friends that even in death, birds…