The Gardener’s Pen: H. E. Bates and His Literary Landscape

Herbert Ernest Bates

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 26, 1905 On this day, the literary world welcomed Herbert Ernest Bates, a wordsmith destined to paint verdant landscapes with his pen. Known to readers as H. E. Bates, this English author…

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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 Intellectual Garden: John Erskine’s Legacy of Thought and Bloom

John Erskine

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 5, 1879 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of John Erskine, a man whose talents bloomed as prolifically as a well-tended garden. This American educator, author, pianist, and composer…

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Literary Gardens: How Edith Wharton Designed with Words and Flowers

A very proper Edith Wharton with Miza and Mimi, 1895

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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Eleanor Perenyi: The Wit and Wisdom of a Garden Sage

Eleanor Perenyi

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. January 4, 1918 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a true horticultural wit, the inimitable Eleanor Perenyi. This American writer and gardener, who left us in 2009 at…

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