georgian gardens Archives

A Poet’s Garden: Celebrating John Keats’ Natural World Legacy

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 31, 1795 On this day, John Keats was born into a world he would later capture through some of the most vivid botanical imagery in English poetry. Though his life was tragically…

Red Books and rolling vistas: Humphry Repton’s transformation of English gardens

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 21, 1752 Dearest reader, On this day in 1752, Humphry Repton was born, destined to transform the English garden with his unique blend of art, nature, and innovation. Trained under the great…

Garden as landscape painting: The visionary legacy of William Kent

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 12, 1748 Dearest reader, On this day, we bid farewell to William Kent — painter, dreamer, and the man who quite literally painted upon the earth. Before Kent’s hands shaped the English…

Jane Austen: Literary Gardener of the Regency Era

Garden Love Today is the anniversary of the death of the author and gardener Jane Austen. Jane loved gardens. She had a heart for ornamentals, herbs, and kitchen gardening. And, her family always had a garden – growing their food and beautifying their homes with flowers. In every one of her books, Jane included gardens.…