Posts Tagged ‘Madeleine Françoise Basseporte’
April 28, 2022 Floralia, Harry Bolus, Henri Frederic Amiel, Bonnie Marranca, The Perfect Specimen by Durlynn Anema, and Madeleine Françoise Basseporte
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day Roman Calendar Floralia, the six-day festival to honor Flora, goddess of flowers and flowering crops, opened with hopes for bloom, bounty, and…
Read MoreA Blossoming Legacy: Madeleine Basseporte, The King’s Garden Painter
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 28, 1701 Dearest fellow garden dreamer, On this day, a child destined to entwine brush and blossom in eternal partnership first entered the world: Madeleine Françoise Basseporte, the French botanical artist whose…
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