Posts Tagged ‘Gardening Metaphors’
Seeds of Change: Rosa Parks and the Yellow Dress That Bloomed into History
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. December 1, 1955 On this day, dear readers, a seamstress named Rosa Parks boarded a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, unknowingly stitching herself into the very fabric of history. Let us, for a…
Read MorePotatoes and Prose: The Wit and Wisdom of Louisa May Alcott
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 29, 1832 On this day, a literary blossom unfurled in the gardens of New England – Louisa May Alcott, destined to become one of America’s most beloved writers and poets, drew her…
Read MoreSeeds of Change: Amos Bronson Alcott’s Perennial Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 29, 1799 On this day in horticultural history, the world welcomed Amos Bronson Alcott, a man whose life would bloom with ideas as varied and vibrant as the most eclectic of gardens.…
Read MorePruning Words: Matsuo Basho and the Art of Haiku
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 28, 1694 On this day, the garden of Japanese poetry lost one of its most exquisite blooms. Matsuo Basho, the master gardener of haiku, breathed his last, leaving behind a legacy as…
Read MoreFrom Shelf to Soul: Stefan Zweig’s Blooming Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 28, 1881 On this day, a literary seed was planted that would grow into one of the most prolific and widely-read authors of the early 20th century. Stefan Zweig, the Austrian writer…
Read MoreEdelweiss and Roses: Oscar Hammerstein II’s Floral Inspirations
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 12, 1895 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a most remarkable cultivator of the musical arts, one Oscar Hammerstein II. While not a gardener in the traditional sense,…
Read MoreHerbert Rappaport: The Cinematic Gardener of Soviet Film
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 7, 1908 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a most intriguing figure in the world of cinema and, surprisingly, gardening wisdom. Herbert Rappaport, an Austrian-Soviet screenwriter and film…
Read MoreFrom Acorn to Icon: The Elm That Sparked a Revolution
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 14, 2024 On this day, dear gardeners, let us turn our gaze to a most remarkable tree that once graced the fair city of Boston. It was on this very day in…
Read MoreBlooming Beats: When The Stones Cultivated ‘Flowers’
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 26, 2024 On this day, dear horticultural enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported back to the heady summer of 1967, when The Rolling Stones, those wild weeds of rock and roll, unleashed a…
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