Margaret Atwood: The Poet Laureate of Earth and Leaf

Margaret Atwood

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 18, 1939 On this day, the literary world welcomed a true force of nature – Margaret Atwood, a woman whose words would bloom as profusely and provocatively as the most audacious of…

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The Flowering Mind of J.G. Ballard

J. G. Ballard

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: November 15, 1930 On this day, dear readers, we commemorate the birth of a most extraordinary literary figure, James Graham Ballard, known to the world as J.G. Ballard. This English novelist, born in the year of our Lord 1930, would go on to cultivate…

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Blooms and Gloom: The Poetic Landscapes of Charlotte Mary Mew

Charlotte Mary Mew, portrait

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: November 15, 1869 On this day, dear readers and fellow gardeners, we celebrate the birth of a most intriguing literary flower: Charlotte Mary Mew, the English poet whose verses bloomed with a haunting beauty that continues to captivate us to this very day. Born…

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