Posts Tagged ‘French history’
Midnight at Versailles: The Moonlit Challenge of Pierre-Joseph Redouté
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 10, 1825 On this day, my cherished garden enthusiasts, I find myself compelled to share a tale of extraordinary artistic achievement that should set every gardener’s heart aflutter. French King Charles X,…
Read MoreThe Last Cassini: When a Star-Gazer’s Son Fell for Sunflowers
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 9, 1781 On this day, the illustrious Count Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini entered our world with a destiny that would defy his family’s celestial traditions. Born into what one might call…
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