Posts Tagged ‘George London’
Mary Somerset: The Duchess of Beaufort and Patron of Botanical Collections
Duchess of Beaufort Today is the anniversary of the death of Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (“BOH-fert”). She was an avid gardener and botanist. She survived two husbands and had eight children. After she was widowed a second time, she focused all of her discretionary effort on gardening. The best horticultural minds of her time…
Read MoreHenry Wise: Gardener to Queen Anne and Pioneer of Formal Baroque Gardens
The Gardener for Queen Anne Today is the birthday of the English gardener, designer, and nurseryman Henry Wise who was born on this day in 1653. One can’t mention Henry Wise without talking about George London. The two worked together on gardens throughout England. The partnership began when Wise was a student in London. When…
Read MoreSeptember 4, 2019 The Must Go Container, Henry Wise, George London, Alfred Rehder, Isabella Preston, Willa Cather, Geoffrey Hill, Gardener’s Guide to Compact Plants by Jessica Walliser, Ordering Spring Bulbs, Charles Joseph Sauriol, and Plants Growing Together
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue I had to chuckle the other day as I was putting together my fall containers. The first thing I do when I transition from one season…
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