Posts Tagged ‘Crystal Palace’
June 5, 2026 Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, Anna Maria Hussey, Benington Marsh, Ottolenghi Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi, and Robert Hermann Schomburgk
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Today’s Show Notes One of my favorite garden books is A Year at Brandywine Cottage by David L. Culp. And tucked inside it is the most…
Read MoreNovember 30, 2022 Martha Ballard, Mark Twain, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Frank Nicholas Meyer, The Wood by John Lewis-Stempel, and the Crystal Palace Fire
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 1791 On this day, Martha Ballard recorded her work as an herbalist and midwife. Through her detailed diary, we catch a glimpse…
Read MoreThe Day the Crystal Palace Burned: A Greenhouse Dream in Flames
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 30, 1936 On this day, the Crystal Palace in London was destroyed by fire — a blaze so spectacular that it was seen from miles away, lighting the night sky with a…
Read MoreJoseph Paxton: The Gardener Who Built the Crystal Palace and Cultivated the Cavendish Banana
The Crystal Palace Today is the birthday of the English gardener, architect, and Member of Parliament, Joseph Paxton. Joseph Paxton was brilliant. It was Charles Dickens who dubbed him, “The Busiest Man in England.” Joseph designed the Crystal Palace, aka the People’s Palace, for the first World’s Fair. The Crystal Place was a large exhibition…
Read MoreThe Night Dancer: Victoria Cruziana’s Enchanting Ballet
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 8, 1849 On this day, dear gardening enthusiasts, a horticultural marvel unfurled its petals for the first time in England, casting a spell of wonder upon all who beheld it. The Victoria…
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