Posts Tagged ‘landscape design’
William Wordsworth Landscape Designer: A Winter Garden Made with Poetry
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 15, 1806 On this day, William Wordsworth received a life-changing invitation from Lady Margaret Willes Beaumont to design and build a winter garden at her estate in an old gravel quarry. This…
Read MoreBeyond The Thinker: Auguste Rodin’s Horticultural Haven
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 12, 1840 On this day, Auguste Rodin (oh-GOOST roh-DAN), the great French sculptor, was born. A man who found the divine in both marble and flowers – Auguste Rodin would ultimately earn…
Read MoreThe Landscape of Home by Edmund Hollander
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. The Landscape of Home by Edmund Hollander This book came out in March 2024, and the subtitle is In the Country, By the Sea, In the…
Read MoreAdventures in Eden by Carolyn Mullet
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Adventures in Eden by Carolyn Mullet This book was released in December 2020, and the subtitle is An Intimate Tour of the Private Gardens of Europe.…
Read MoreLife in the Garden By Bunny Williams
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Life in the Garden by Bunny Williams And now, my dear garden enthusiasts, let us turn to today’s book recommendation, one that I believe deserves a…
Read MoreThe Garden Revolutionary: Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell’s Natural Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 13, 1750 On this day, my dearest fellow gardening enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a true revolutionary in the art of landscape design – Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell. And what a…
Read MoreLiterary Gardens: How Edith Wharton Designed with Words and Flowers
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 1, 1937 My dear readers, on this most peculiar day, the eminent American authoress Edith Wharton suffered a rather inconvenient heart attack while gracing the country estate of her friend and co-author…
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