10,000 Acres of Experiments: Thomas Andrew Knight’s Garden Legacy

Thomas Andrew Knight

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 12, 1759 Dearest garden companions, it is with great delight that I share with you the birth of a most remarkable horticultural luminary. It’s the birthday of Thomas Andrew Knight, who blessed…

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The Presidential Plantsman: George Washington’s Secret Garden Life

George Washington

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 30, 1789 On this day, our esteemed first Commander-in-Chief, George Washington, was sworn into office with all the pomp and circumstance befitting America’s inaugural president. What the adoring crowds and history books…

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