From Christmas Trees to Kew: Queen Charlotte’s Botanical Revolution

Princess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, by Johann George Ziesenis, c.1761

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 17, 1818 On this day, England bid farewell to Queen Charlotte, the devoted wife of George III and a woman whose passion for horticulture left an indelible mark on the nation’s gardens.…

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