Posts Tagged ‘herbal remedies’
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 MoreChamomile & Camphor: A Day in the Life of Colonial Herbalist Martha Ballard
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 30, 1791 On this day, in the annals of herbal history, Martha Ballard, the esteemed herbalist and midwife of Hallowell, Maine, put quill to paper and recorded her daily work. Little did…
Read MoreH.L.V. Fletcher’s Garden Riddle at Dusk: Nettles, Wisdom, and the Footprint of Eden
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 13, 2022 Dearest reader, Today, we enjoy an excerpt from Harry Lutf Verne Fletcher’s book of garden gossip called Purest Pleasure. This delightful anecdote is from his chapter for April, and it…
Read MoreCelebrate the Sweet Heritage of Licorice on National Licorice Day
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 12, 2022 – National Licorice Day Dearest reader, On this most delightful day of confection and curiosity, we celebrate the humble root that has sweetened tongues and soothed throats for centuries —…
Read MoreJames A Duke: Renowned Botanist and Author of The Green Pharmacy.
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 4, 1929 Dearest reader, On this day, the garden of botanical knowledge welcomed James A. Duke, a man whose lifelong passion for plants transformed how we understand their healing powers. An American…
Read MoreSweet Potatoes, Flower Pressing, and 19th-Century Women Botanists at Hunter’s Home
Botany: A Women’s Science? April 29, 1850 Here’s a post for this day from Hunter’s Home – the only remaining pre–Civil War plantation home in Oklahoma. “Emily and Amanda stayed at Araminta’s for much of the day. They had a sweet potato roasting and then gathered flowers for pressing. Emily kept an herbarium into which…
Read MoreMartha Ballard: Herbalist, Midwife, and Village Healer of Maine
Martha’s Marvelous Journal November 30, 1799 On this day, Martha Ballard recorded her work as an herbalist and midwife. For 27 years, Martha kept a journal of her work as the town healer and midwife for Hallowell, Maine. In all, Martha assisted with 816 births. Today, Martha’s marvelous journal gives us a glimpse into the…
Read MoreNicholas Culpeper: The Physician Who Democratized Herbal Medicine
Culpeper’s Herbal Today is the anniversary of the death of the English physician, botanist, and herbalist Nicholas Culpeper. Culpepper was a non-conformist, and he was also a business owner. Ten years before his death, he found a spot in East London and open the doors to his own apothecary. Culpeper catered to the needs of…
Read MoreSir Walter Raleigh: Prisoner, Scientist, and Apothecary Gardener at the Tower of London
Prisoner of the Tower of London On this day in 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh was executed. On the orders of King James, Raleigh had been a special prisoner at the Tower of London for thirteen years. During his time in the tower, Raleigh was allowed to tend a small apothecary garden in the courtyard below.…
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