Posts Tagged ‘Gardening’
A Garden in the Hills: Katharine Stewart’s Diary Entry for October 23rd
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Here’s an excerpt for today from Katharine Stewart’s diary-turned-book A Garden in the Hills. October 23rd Waking to find a scattering of snow above the tree line on the hill, I think ‘time…
Read MoreThe Statesman’s Green Thumb: William Henry Seward’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 16, 1801 William Henry Seward, a man destined to shape both political landscapes and literal gardens, drew his first breath on this day. As we mark the anniversary of his birth, let…
Read MoreAnne of Green Gables and the Author’s Green Haven
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 30, 1874 On this day in literary and horticultural history, Lucy Maud Montgomery, the beloved Canadian author of the Anne of Green Gables series, entered the world on Prince Edward Island. Her…
Read MorePen and Prose: The Blooming Legacy of Shelby Foote
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 17, 1916 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of one Shelby Foote, a gentleman of letters whose passion for the written word rivaled only his devotion to the art…
Read MoreHurricane Hitchhiker: The Miraculous Journey of the Kerry Mousetail Fern
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. December 31, 2020 On this day, dear readers, let us delve into a tale of botanical intrigue that would set the gardening world aflutter. In the emerald hills of Killarney, Ireland, a discovery…
Read MoreUnveiling the Secrets of Peony Perfection: Lessons from 1908
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 8, 1908 On this day, dear readers, a most intriguing review of the Peterson Nursery in Chicago graced the pages of horticultural discourse, offering a tantalizing glimpse into their annual peony week.…
Read MoreBlooms and Biceps: The Joyful Workout of Gardening
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 6, 2022 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate National Garden Exercise Day, a delightful occasion that marries the pleasures of horticulture with the virtues of physical exertion. As one who has…
Read MoreA Simpling We Shall Go: Elias Ashmole’s Botanical Adventure
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 6, 1648 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves transported to a time when the pursuit of botanical knowledge was as thrilling as any modern-day adventure. Picture, if you will, the…
Read MoreThe Extraordinary Garden of Mahdi Obeidi: The Bomb Beneath the Lotus Tree
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 2, 2003 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to a rose garden in Iraq, where a tale of intrigue and horticulture intertwines like the most tenacious of vines.…
Read MoreBeyond Sight: Helen Keller’s Profound Connection to Nature
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 1, 1968 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we bid farewell to a remarkable soul whose connection to nature transcended the boundaries of sight and sound. Helen Keller, that indomitable spirit and…
Read MoreA Writer’s Eden: Virginia Woolf’s Day of Gardening Bliss
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 31, 1920 On this day, dear gardening enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to a quaint corner of England, where a 37-year-old Virginia Woolf, that luminary of literature, found herself elbow-deep in the…
Read MoreFrom Bluebells to Winter Roses: The Life of Anne Brontë
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 28, 1849 Dear reader, on this day in history, we bid farewell to a literary gem, the English novelist and poet Anne Brontë. While we now celebrate the Brontë sisters for their…
Read MoreBlossoms by the Hour: Unveiling the Floral Clock
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 27, 1873 Dear reader, on this day, a most intriguing missive emerged from the quaint hamlet of Pratt’s Junction, Massachusetts. It spoke of a marvel that would captivate both the horticultural enthusiast…
Read MoreEudora Welty: Cultivating Stories in Soil and Ink
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 13, 1909 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a literary luminary whose words have blossomed like the most exquisite of garden flowers. I speak, of course, of the…
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