A Forgotten Flower: Minnie Aumonier, Artist and Poet

Minnie Aumoniers Home

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 2, 1865: Minnie Aumonier, English artist and poet, was born. Minnie was a woman of remarkable wit, passion, and creativity. Her work is a testament to the beauty of nature and the…

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June 2, 2021 Thirty Days Wild, Thomas Hardy, Minnie Aumônier, Secret Gardens of Paris by Alexandra D’Arnoux and Bruno De Laubadere, Norton Juster, a Spelling Bee, and Botanical Latin

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How to bring more nature into your day and take part in 30 Days Wild | CountryFile Botanical History On This Day 1840 Birth of Thomas Hardy, the celebrated English poet and novelist. Inspired by rural Wessex, Hardy’s writings often drew on the cycles of nature and garden imagery—his home and gardens, preserved by the National…

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January 2, 2020 Amy Martin Woodland Garden Design, Louis Benech Normandy Retreat, Saint Adelard, Carl Linnaeus, Franscisco Marin, JG Lemmon, Rhodora, Minnie Aumonier, Leaf Supply by Lauren Camilleri & Sophia Kaplan, Tin Organizer, and the Discovery of the Winter Home of the Monarch

The Daily Gardener Podcast Album Cover with a pot of rosemary - the herb for remembrance - beckoning gardeners to remember to listen to the show. Updated September 2025.

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Curated News Backyard of the Week: Woodland Garden With Scandinavian Roots @Houzz Excellent design ideas from @Houzz featuring Amy Martin Landscape Design: clean, organic lines set the…

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Pure as the Joy a Garden Gives

A garden statue of a boy and girl sitting together on a bench with a small dog at their feet, surrounded by greenery and pink flowers.

by Minnie Aumônier Pure as the joy a garden gives, the memory of a true friend lives. And like a garden, through the changing year is ever lovely, ever fresh and dear.           Note: The artist and writer Minnie Aumônier (“oh·mo·nyé”) wrote some of the most beautiful verses about the garden…

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The Old Year Passes into the New

A branch with a single pale pink blossom and several flower buds, set against a softly blurred background.

by Minnie Aumônier The Old Year passes into the New, and gladness fills all the earth for the joyous awakening of bud and blossom is at hand.         Note: The artist and writer Minnie Aumônier (“oh·mo·nyé”) wrote some of the most beautiful verses about the garden and about ringing in the new…

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Minnie Aumônier’s Garden Joy and the Turning of the Year

The Poetry of Gardens by Minnie Aumonier

Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. The Poetry of Gardens by Minnie Aumonier January 2, 2020 On this evening, when the last of the garden’s light seems…

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