Beyond The Thinker: Auguste Rodin’s Horticultural Haven

Auguste Rodin

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 12, 1840 On this day, Auguste Rodin (oh-GOOST roh-DAN), the great French sculptor, was born. A man who found the divine in both marble and flowers – Auguste Rodin would ultimately earn…

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A Rose for America: The Crowning of Our National Flower

The rose, of any color, is America's national flower

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 23, 1986 My cherished companions of trowel and bloom, gather ’round as we delve into a most momentous occasion in horticultural history. On this day in 1986, after what one might call…

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From Muck to Marvel: 400 Years of the Oxford Botanic Garden

The Danby Gate to the Botanic Garden built in 1633

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 25, 2023 On this day, precisely four centuries and two years ago, at the stroke of two in the afternoon on a Sunday, a most extraordinary garden took root in the heart…

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A Landmark Blooms: Bartram’s Garden’s Prestigious Honor

Andrew McCalla Eastwick (colorized)

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 7, 2015 On this day, a verdant jewel in Philadelphia’s horticultural crown received a most prestigious accolade. Bartram’s Garden, that venerable sanctuary of botanical wonders, was bestowed the honor of being designated…

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