May 25, 2022 Ralph Waldo Emerson, Miss Amanda Palmer, George Orwell, The Ripley Garden, Potted History by Catherine Horwood, and Louisa Yeomans King

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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 1803 Birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson, American transcendentalist, essayist, philosopher, and poet. After graduating from Harvard, Ralph decided to go by his…

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The Ripley Garden: A Fragrant Legacy at the Smithsonian

Mary Livingston Ripley

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 25, 1988 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the dedication of a horticultural gem nestled in the heart of our nation’s capital – the Ripley Garden at the Smithsonian. Allow…

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