Posts Tagged ‘garden mythology’
The Garden’s Secret Language: Francis Palgrave’s Floral Poetry
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 28, 1824 On this autumn day, when garden conversations turn to seasonal farewells, we celebrate the birth of Francis Turner Palgrave, whose poetic vision captured the mysterious dialogues that unfold daily in…
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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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