How Nell Gwyn Won Bestwood Park: A Garden History Tale

Unknown woman thought to be Nell Gwynn by Peter Lely

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 14, 1687 Today in garden history, we remember Eleanor “Nell” Gwyn, who died at the age of 37 in her Pall Mall house in London. Known as “pretty, witty Nell” by diarist…

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Angels in the Garden: Wilson Rawls and the Mythical Red Fern

Wilson Rawls author of Where the Red Fern Grows

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 24, 1913 My fellow seekers of garden lore and literary magic, on this day, we celebrate the birth of Wilson Rawls, a man who gave us perhaps the most enigmatic plant in…

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