Blooms and Gloom: The Poetic Landscapes of Charlotte Mary Mew

Charlotte Mary Mew, portrait

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: November 15, 1869 On this day, dear readers and fellow gardeners, we celebrate the birth of a most intriguing literary flower: Charlotte Mary Mew, the English poet whose verses bloomed with a haunting beauty that continues to captivate us to this very day. Born…

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The Poet’s Garden: James Gates Percival and the Language of Flowers

Portrait of James Gates Percival, said to be painted by his brother (colorized)

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: September 15, 1795 On this day, we find ourselves transported back to when James Gates Percival, that most fascinating polymath of American letters, drew his first breath. While history may remember him as a surgeon and geologist, it is his poetic musings on the…

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Golden Stalks and Fallen Soldiers: Remembering Leslie Coulson

Leslie Coulson

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 19, 1889 On this day, dear readers, we commemorate the birth of a soul whose words would later echo across the blood-soaked fields of France. Leslie Coulson, that poignant voice of the…

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