April 4, 2022 Dorothea Lynde Dix, Maya Angelou, James A. Duke, Bucharest Botanical Garden, The Graphic Garden by Keith Williams, and Charles Joseph Sauriol

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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 1802 Birth of Dorothea Lynde Dix, Boston activist who revolutionized mental health care. Inspired by English “moral treatment” gardens, she championed humane…

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Roses, Lilies, and Asylums of Refuge: The Garden Legacy of Dorothea Dix

Portrait of Dorothea Dix reimagined with a bouquet of flowers and a gown (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 4, 1802 Dearest reader, On this day, the world welcomed Dorothea Lynde Dix, a woman whose fierce compassion and vision transformed the very way we care for those whose minds wander in…

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