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The Duchess of Curiosities: Margaret Cavendish Bentinck and Her Botanical Empire
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 11, 1715 Dearest reader, On this day, the world welcomed a remarkable woman destined to leave an indelible mark upon the realms of botany and natural history—Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland.…
Read MoreMargaret Cavendish Bentinck: The Duchess of Portland and Her Portland Rose Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 11, 1715 Dearest reader, On this day, let us step back into an era both grand and curious, to celebrate the birth of a remarkable woman – Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of…
Read MoreMargaret Cavendish Bentinck: The Duchess of Portland and Her Great Botanical Collections
The Duchess of Portland Today is the birthday of the British aristocrat, naturalist, plant lover, and botanist Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland. Her family and friends called her Maria. Maria married when she was 19 years old. Together, she and William Bentinck had five children; one of their sons became prime minister twice. When…
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2020 Penelope Hobhouse, Fertilizer Numbers, Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, William Shenstone, Charles Daubeny, Winter Poems, A Botanist’s Vocabulary by Susan K. Pell and Bobbi Angell, Jute Twine, and February Folklore
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Penelope Hobhouse wins Lifetime Achievement Award | @TEGmagazine Fertilizer Numbers: What They Mean and How to Use Them to Grow Better NPK stands for “nitrogen, phosphorus,…
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