Posts Tagged ‘Henry King’
September 30, 2021 The Mysterious Coconut, Henry King, Helia Bravo Hollis, Edward Hyams, Jack Gilbert, Windcliff by Daniel J. Hinkley, and The Martian
Today in botanical history, we celebrate an old English poet, a Mexican botanist, and a British gardener and survivalist who was way ahead of his time. We’ll hear an excerpt from a beautiful Jack Gilbert poem We Grow That Garden Library™ with a garden classic of our time from a contemporary garden expert. And then…
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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 30, 1669 On this day, we mark the passing of Henry King, Bishop of Chichester and intimate friend of John Donne, whose verses on flowers reveal both the humility of a true…
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