Posts Tagged ‘Horticulture’
The Statesman’s Green Thumb: William Henry Seward’s Botanical 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, 1801 William Henry Seward, a man destined to shape both political landscapes and literal gardens, drew his first breath on this day. As we mark the anniversary of his birth, let…
Read MoreElizabeth Fox: The Baroness Who Brought Dahlias to Britain
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 16, 1845 On this day, dear readers, we bid farewell to a most remarkable woman, Elizabeth Fox, Baroness Holland, whose life bloomed as vibrantly as the flowers she so adored. A political…
Read MoreSir Jean Chardin: Unearthing the Secret Language of Persian Tulips
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 16, 1643 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of Sir Jean Chardin, a French jeweler whose life sparkled with adventure and whose pen captured the essence of distant lands.…
Read MorePansies, Painters, and Prestige: The Horticultural Reign of Denys Zirngiebel
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 16, 1964 On this day, dear readers, we bid a fond farewell to Denys Zirngiebel, a Swiss-born naturalist whose green thumb left an indelible mark on American horticulture. Like a well-tended perennial,…
Read MoreRose by Any Other Name: The Many Facets of Rosamund Marriott Watson
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 6, 1860 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a most remarkable soul, Rosamund Marriott Watson, an English poet, nature writer, and critic of extraordinary talent. Known affectionately as…
Read MoreUnveiling the Secrets of Peony Perfection: Lessons from 1908
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 8, 1908 On this day, dear readers, a most intriguing review of the Peterson Nursery in Chicago graced the pages of horticultural discourse, offering a tantalizing glimpse into their annual peony week.…
Read MoreA Royal Gardener’s Legacy: Sophia of Hanover and Herrenhausen
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 8, 1714 On this day, dear readers, we commemorate the passing of a most remarkable woman, Sophia of Hanover, the Electress of Hanover. At the venerable age of 83, she departed this…
Read MoreBlooms and Biceps: The Joyful Workout of Gardening
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 6, 2022 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate National Garden Exercise Day, a delightful occasion that marries the pleasures of horticulture with the virtues of physical exertion. As one who has…
Read MoreThe Extraordinary Garden of Mahdi Obeidi: The Bomb Beneath the Lotus Tree
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 2, 2003 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to a rose garden in Iraq, where a tale of intrigue and horticulture intertwines like the most tenacious of vines.…
Read MoreA Humorous Blast From the Past Starring Horticulture Teacher Louise Klein Miller
“Miller had been telling a crowd of pupils about the insects that attack plants and warned them, especially against the malevolent San Jose Scale.” August 30, 1910 On this day, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle out of Brooklyn, New York, ran an adorable article I discovered while researching Louise Klein Miller and her time teaching horticulture:…
Read MoreA Garden for Enid Haupt – the Greatest Patron American Horticulture Has Ever Known
“Despite the four to six inches of dust, Mrs. Haupt insisted on walking through the site, dressed to the nines and in her patent leather shoes.” May 2, 1987 On this day, the Enid A. Haupt Garden was formally dedicated. It took three years to complete and was named for Enid after she insisted on…
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