Posts Tagged ‘James Edwin Campbell’
September 28, 2021 The Black Chokeberry, Thomas Coulter, Francis Turner Palgrave, James Edwin Campbell, Elin Hilderbrand, Wilding by Isabella Tree, and Lady Clara Vyvyan
Today in botanical history, we celebrate an Irish physician and botanist, an English poet and critic, and an African-American poet. We’ll hear an excerpt from Elin Hilderbrand. We Grow That Garden Libraryâ„¢ with a book that tells the story of 3,500 acres of land and its return to the wild. And then we’ll wrap things…
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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 28, 1867 On this resplendent autumn day, we turn our thoughts to a master of horticultural verse, James Edwin Campbell who was born on this day. Campbell’s poetic eye captured the ephemeral…
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