Posts Tagged ‘historical landscapes’
When Williamsburg Bloomed: John Custis’s Garden Vision
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 14, 1749 On this day, John Custis IV, an American planter, politician, government official, and military officer, died. His garden legacy has recently captured headlines as archaeologists uncover what was once colonial…
Read MoreBotany Bay Remembered: Mary Gilmore, Captain Cook, and the Knotted Hands of History
Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. A pensive portrait Mary Gilmore at midlife. April 29, 1770 On this day, Captain James Cook sailed his sturdy vessel, the…
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