April 11, 2022 Christopher Smart, David Burke, Elsie Esterhuysen, The Ladies’ Village Improvement Society Cookbook by Florence Fabricant, and the Desegregation Commemorative Garden

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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1722 Celebrate the life of Christopher Smart, the English poet whose wild genius shone brightest behind prison walls. His epic, Jubilate Agno,…

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The poetry of hops and flowers: Christopher Smart’s garden verses

Christopher Smart, oil painting by an unknown artist, c. 1745; in the National Portrait Gallery, London (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. April 11, 1722 Dearest reader, On this day, the English poet Christopher Smart first greeted the world, though perhaps the world was not yet ready for a man of such curious brilliance. Known…

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