Posts Tagged ‘literary gardens’
A Gentle Voice from the Garden: Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 8, 1922 On this day, as the last mountain ash berries gleam against pewter skies, we remember Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald, whose poetic voice still echoes through the gardens of Maritime Canada. Today…
Read MoreRemembering Margaret Mitchell and the Botanical Aspects of Gone With the Wind
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 8, 1900 Margaret Mitchell, the American southern writer of Gone with the Wind, is born. Her friends and family called her Peggy. Margaret grew up in Georgia, surrounded by relatives who had…
Read MoreRuth Pitter: The Gardener-Poet of Hainault Forest
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 7, 1897 Today in botanical history, we celebrate Ruth Pitter [PIT-er] (1897-1992), a remarkable British poet whose deep connection to nature, primarily through her beloved Hainault Forest, shaped her literary legacy. Pitter’s…
Read MoreNicolas Boileau-Despréaux: The Critic’s Garden at Auteuil
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 1, 1636 Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (pronounced “nee-koh-LAH bwah-LOH day-pray-OH”) was born on this day in Paris. Boileau was a French poet and critic whose garden became a sanctuary for some of the greatest…
Read MoreA Poet’s Garden: Celebrating John Keats’ Natural World Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 31, 1795 On this day, John Keats was born into a world he would later capture through some of the most vivid botanical imagery in English poetry. Though his life was tragically…
Read MoreThe Gardener’s Pen: Remembering Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 31, 1852 On this day, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, one of America’s most remarkable chroniclers of New England garden life, was born in Randolph, Massachusetts. ]Though primarily known for her fiction, Freeman’s…
Read MoreThe Pink Lady of Woodhills: Cora Older’s Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 24, 1875 And it was on this day in 1875, my dear friend, that a remarkable woman who would come to be known as “The Pink Lady” was born in Clyde, New…
Read MoreThe Blue Flower of Novalis: A Romantic’s Garden Dream
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 2, 1772 On this day, the literary world welcomed Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, better known by his pen name, Novalis. This 18th-century German poet, writer, mystic, and philosopher of early…
Read MorePansies for Thoughts: Vassar College’s Floral Tribute to Shakespeare
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1916 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts and lovers of literature alike, Vassar College paid a most charming tribute to the immortal Bard of Avon. On the 300th anniversary of William…
Read MoreAnne of Green Gables and the Author’s Green Haven
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 30, 1874 On this day in literary and horticultural history, Lucy Maud Montgomery, the beloved Canadian author of the Anne of Green Gables series, entered the world on Prince Edward Island. Her…
Read MorePotatoes and Prose: The Wit and Wisdom of Louisa May Alcott
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 29, 1832 On this day, a literary blossom unfurled in the gardens of New England – Louisa May Alcott, destined to become one of America’s most beloved writers and poets, drew her…
Read MoreSeeds of Change: Amos Bronson Alcott’s Perennial Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 29, 1799 On this day in horticultural history, the world welcomed Amos Bronson Alcott, a man whose life would bloom with ideas as varied and vibrant as the most eclectic of gardens.…
Read MoreFrom Pippi to Pine Trees: Astrid Lindgren’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. November 14, 1907 On this day, dear readers and fellow admirers of literary landscapes, we celebrate the birth of a true enchantress of words: Astrid Lindgren, the Swedish writer whose tales have blossomed…
Read MoreLin Yutang’s Autumnal Wisdom: A Seasonal Reflection on Life and Nature
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: November 14, 1895 On this day, dear readers and fellow admirers of nature’s ever-changing tapestry, we celebrate the birth of a most remarkable individual: Lin Yutang, the Chinese inventor, writer, and translator whose words would bridge the gap between East and West, much like…
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