Posts Tagged ‘Herbal Medicine’
The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor This book came out in 2022, and the subtitle is: Cultivating & Handcrafting Herbal Remedies. Oh, my dear garden friends,…
Read MoreOctober 25, 2024 Patrick Neill, Joseph Hetherington McDaniels, Tyge Wittrock Bocher, The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor, and A Tale of Two Postmen Turned Accidental Alpine Plant Merchants
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1776 Patrick Neill, British printer and horticulturalist, is born. 1840 Joseph Hetherington McDaniels, Classical Scholar, is born. 1909 Tyge Wittrock Böcher [TEE-guh VIT-rock…
Read MoreSeeds of Wisdom: Martha Ballard’s 19th Century Garden Journal
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 16, 1809 On this day, Martha Ballard, the remarkable herbalist and midwife of Hallowell, Maine, recorded her work in her meticulously kept journal. Oh, my dear gardeners, I know how much you…
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 MoreSeeds of Healing: Martha Ballard’s Medicinal Garden 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, 1809 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves in the quaint town of Hallowell, Maine, peering over the shoulder of a remarkable woman as she tends to her garden. Martha…
Read MoreA Second Look at Weeds with Pamela Jones: Yarrow, Chicory, Horsetail, Shepherd’s Purse, Ground Ivy, Oh My!
“I would like to see the word weed abolished altogether for being one of the most intolerant, negative words in the English language.” February 4, 1995 On this day, the North County Times ran a little article about weeds. It started with this question: “What do Yarrow, Chicory, Horsetail, Shepherd’s Purse, and Ground Ivy have…
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