Posts Tagged ‘English landscape gardens’
The Glittering Grotto: How Alexander Pope Connected Home to Garden in Spectacular Fashion
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 21, 1688 On this day, Alexander Pope—that diminutive giant of poetry and gardens—entered our world, destined to leave an outsized mark despite his rather undersized frame. Born to Catholic parents in a…
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