The Cobbler’s Garden: Jakob Böhme and the Divine Language of Plants

Jakob Böhme

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1575 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts and seekers of celestial wisdom, we celebrate the birth of Jakob Böhme, a German philosopher, Christian mystic, and Lutheran Protestant theologian whose ideas continue…

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The Word-Smith of Science: William Whewell’s Linguistic Legacy

William Whewell, Portrait by James Lonsdale

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 24, 1794 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a most extraordinary individual – William Whewell (pronounced “Hyoo-uhl”), an English polymath, scientist, and Anglican priest who would leave an…

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January 9, 2020 Japan’s Winter Peonies, Andre Baranowski’s Garden Wild, Catherine Parr Traill, Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton, Beatrix Farrand, Marvin Gaye, Seed Catalog Poetry, The Lifelong Gardener by Toni Gattone, Jute Rope Plant Basket, and Silver Spoons

20200101 The Daily Gardener Album Cover

Today we celebrate an incredible woman, a true pioneer of Canada and a writer and botanical illustrator. We’ll learn about one of the most dedicated and famous bryologists, and she helped establish the New York Botanical Garden. Today’s Unearthed Words feature wonderful thoughts on the gardener’s favorite winter reading material – seed catalogs. We Grow…

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