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John Claudius Loudon
The Suburban Gardener April 8, 1783 Today is the birthday of the Scottish author, garden designer, and botanist John Claudius Loudon. A massively popular and breathtakingly prolific writer on horticulture, John focused on serving the expanding middle class’s needs who wanted to have smaller gardens. 1838, Loudon wrote a book called The Suburban Gardener and…
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Waterloo Breeches December 14, 1843 Today is the anniversary of the death of the Scottish botanist, garden designer, and author John Claudius Loudon. A prolific garden writer and publisher, John coined the term arboretum. There are two stories I love to tell about John. One is his love story with his wife Jane, and the…
Read MoreDecember 14, 2020 New Apple Variety in Wiltshire, John Claudius Loudon, Richard Hale Goodwin, John Bannister Tabb, Alchemy of Herbs by Rosalee De La Foret and the State Flower of Alabama
Today we celebrate the English garden writer who fell in love with one of the world’s first science fiction writers – and she turned out to be a woman. We’ll also learn about the Connecticut botanist and conservations who created a new undergraduate degree program he called Human Ecology. We’ll hear a delightful interview with…
Read MoreJuly 13, 2020 Garden Ideas to Boost Curb Appeal, Julius Caesar, Jane Loudon, John Charles Frémont, John Clare, The Power of a Plant by Stephen Ritz, and the Fairchild Tropical Garden
Today we celebrate the Roman Leader who is still honored with flowers. We’ll also learn about one of the best botanical writers of all time. We celebrate the man remembered with the naming of the Cottonwood. We also celebrate the life of a beloved English poet through his poetry – every year on this day,…
Read MoreJane Webb Loudon: The Sci-Fi Gardener Who Blossomed Through Adversity
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 19, 1807 My darling garden companions, today we celebrate the birth of a most extraordinary woman, Jane Webb, who would later marry that titan of horticultural literature, John Claudius Loudon. Oh, how I…
Read MoreTwo Words That Changed Gardens Forever: The Gilbert Laing Meason Story
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 3, 1828 On this day, dear readers, Gilbert Laing Meason came into this world with no inkling of the linguistic legacy he would bestow upon generations of garden enthusiasts to come. A…
Read MoreDictating Until Death: The Extraordinary Life of Garden Revolutionary J.C. Loudon
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 8, 1783 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of that Scottish luminary, John Claudius Loudon—author, garden designer, botanist, and inventor of words we now casually toss about as if…
Read MoreApril 8, 2019 John Claudius Loudon, Mary Pickford, Katie Melua, Hugo von Mohl, William Watson, Jackie Bennett, and the Duke of Wellington
Have you thought much about the layout or shape of your garden beds? Do they follow the natural lines and slopes of the landscape? Are they geometric? Long beds with corners? Maybe you’ve tried a circle garden. If you’re a beginner gardener, border beds anchored by a backdrop (like a house or a fence)…
Read MoreGarden Writer John Claudius Loudon and the Infamous Mixup between the Duke of Wellington’s BREECHES and BEECHES
“Loudon’s note was hard to read, and the Duke misinterpreted a few things…. Thus, he thought the Bishop of London wanted to inspect his pants.” April 8, 1783 On this day, the English garden writer John Claudius Loudon was born. In honor of his birthday, here is the famous story of The Waterloo Beeches. One…
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