Posts Tagged ‘Nancy Goodwin’
A Horticultural Correspondence: Celebrating 23 Years of ‘A Year in Our Gardens’
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 12, 2021 On this day, twenty-three years ago, two esteemed figures in the horticultural world, Nancy Goodwin of the landmark Montrose Gardens and Allen Lacy, the American garden writer and columnist, unveiled…
Read MoreMarch 12, 2021 National Plant-a-Flower Day, Francesco Franceschi, Nancy Goodwin, Allen Lacy, the Three-Tulip House, Forest by Matt Collins and the Kansas State Flower: the Sunflower
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 National Plant-a-Flower Day | FTD Botanical History On This Day 1843 Birthday of Italian-American horticulturist Francesco Franceschi, who transformed Southern California’s landscape with exotic plant…
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2021 The Gardening Doctor, John Ruskin, Henry Walter Bates, Winter Gardening Attire, Concrete Garden Projects by Camilla Arvidsson and Malin Nilsson and Jane Austen’s 1807 Letter to Her Sister Cassandra
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 The Gardening Doctor | Words and Herbs Botanical History On This Day 1819 Birth of John Ruskin, the Victorian English art critic, thinker, and philanthropist.…
Read MoreA Year in Our Gardens by Nancy Goodwin and Allen Lacy
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: A Year in Our Gardens by Nancy Goodwin and Allen Lacy This is a book of letters between Nancy Goodwin and Allen Lacy between 1998 and 1999. These two friends are both enormously passionate gardeners and drew inspiration from their shared zest for plants. Aside from sharing a…
Read MoreDecember 10, 2019 Wild about Weeds, Botany at the Bar, Sweet Potatoes, Emily Dickinson, Howard Scott Gentry, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Carl English, A Year in Our Gardens by Nancy Goodwin and Allen Lacy, Herb Drier, and The Ungrateful Garden
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 Alison Levey’s Book Review: Wild about Weeds, Garden Design with Rebel Plants by Jack Wallington The book is one of my favorites for 2019. I…
Read MoreMontrose by Nancy Goodwin
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Montrose by Nancy Goodwin This book was selected for today’s show because it was published on this day back in 2005. It’s one of my personal favorites. Montrose is Nancy’s biography of her garden, and I love everything about it. I especially love the gorgeous illustrations—beautiful line drawings…
Read MoreOctober 3, 2019 Pumpkin Allergy, Luis Née, Frederick Lueders, Frederick Pursch, David Hosack, John Torrey, Charles Sprague Sargent, Meta Orred, Sergei Yesenin, Philippa Foot, Montrose by Nancy Goodwin, Christmas Cactus, and George Dexter Butler
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 1807 Luís Née, a French botanist working in Spain, died on this day. He is remembered for his South American explorations and…
Read MoreMontrose by Nancy Goodwin
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Montrose by Nancy Goodwin This book was selected for today’s show because it was published on this day back in 2005. It’s one of my personal favorites. Montrose is Nancy’s biography of her garden, and I love everything about it. I especially love the gorgeous illustrations—beautiful line drawings…
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2019 Planting in September, Jean-Baptiste Van Mons, Thoreau leaves Walden Pond, James Veitch Jr, Joseph Hers, Kathleen Basford, Bartlett Giamatti, Montrose by Nancy Goodwin, Sowing Flowers, and Stolen Flowers
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue September is my favorite month for planting trees, shrubs, and perennials. The cool air makes outdoor exercise a joy, and the ground temperatures add the perfect…
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