Posts Tagged ‘Munstead Wood’
May 16, 2022 Cinchona and the Countess of Cinchon, Martha Ballard, Jacob Ritner, Munstead Wood, The Secret Garden Cookbook by Amy Cotler, and H.E. Bates
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 1735 On this day, a French expedition made the first attempt to transport cinchona trees to Europe. The scientist Charles Marie de…
Read MoreMunstead Wood’s First Rose of 1918: A Blooming Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 16, 1918 On this day, the rose season began at Munstead Wood, the Arts and Crafts style home and surrounding gardens in Surrey, England, created by the renowned garden designer Gertrude Jekyll.…
Read MoreGertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood by Judith Tankard and Martin Wood
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood by Martin Wood and Judith Tankard This book came out in 2015. Gertrude Jekyll was one of the most influential garden designers of the early 20th century. This remarkable book explores her life and work at the home she created for herself at…
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