Posts Tagged ‘Leonhard Rauwolf’
A Botanist’s Odyssey: Leonhard Rauwolff’s Herbal Quest
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. On June 21, 1535, the German physician, botanist, and traveler Leonhard Rauwolf was born. Leonhard’s insatiable curiosity and thirst for knowledge led him on an extraordinary journey through the Near East, a quest…
Read MoreJune 21, 2021 Jay Sifford’s Garden, Leonhard Rauwolf, Donald Culross Peattie, Susan Wiggs, Small Garden Design by Paul Bangay and Ian McEwan
Today we celebrate an old account of Tripoli gardens. We’ll remember a botanist, naturalist, and author who believed in the power of walking. We hear an excerpt from a book by author Susan Wiggs. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a wonderful book about small garden design. And then we’ll wrap things up with a…
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