Posts Tagged ‘herbal’
From Borage to Brownwort: John Gerard’s Revolutionary Herbal
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. December 1, 1597 On this day, as winter’s chill began to embrace the English countryside, a most extraordinary tome unfurled its pages to the world. John Gerard, that esteemed English herbalist, unveiled his…
Read MoreMay 4, 2022 Luca Ghini, Charlotte Turner Smith, Maud Grieve, Margaret Leland Goldsmith, The Little Library Year by Kate Young, and Gail Carriger
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 Today is Bird Day! 1556 Death of Luca Ghini (“Gee-nee”), Italian physician and botanist. Luca is remembered for creating the first…
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2021 The Father of the RBGE Archives, Agnes Arber, Marion Delf-Smith, English Cottage Gardening by Margaret Hensel, and the Very Best Flowers for Drying
Today we celebrate a woman known as the Lady of Botany, yet today few people know her life story, and fewer still appreciate her difficult professional journey. We’ll also learn about another female botanist who started one of the first degreed botany programs for women in England. We hear a story about a mink who…
Read MoreDecember 1, 2020 December Folklore and Flowers, John Gerard, Andrew Thomas Gage, Clark Gable, Ebenezer Elliott, Planthropology by Ken Druse, and the Divine Miss M Rose
Today we celebrate the botanist who wrote one of the first Herbals. We’ll also learn about the botanist who wasn’t thrilled about getting one of India’s first telephones. We’ll recognize the lost work of an American botanist and painter. We’ll remember the Hollywood Legend who loved gardening alongside his famous wife. We’ll hear an excerpt…
Read MoreHerbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar Tired of feeling less than your best? Ready to take charge of your health and well-being? Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar is the empowering guide you’ve been waiting for. This groundbreaking book offers a treasure trove of natural remedies…
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