Posts Tagged ‘Naturalist’
Sermons in the Soil: The Naturalist-Parson Gilbert White
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1766 On this day, dear readers and fellow garden enthusiasts, a most delightful exchange occurred between two gentlemen of wit and wisdom. John Mulso, with quill in hand, penned a letter…
Read MoreUnusual Taxidermic Needlepoint with Scottish Naturalist Eliza Brightwen
“The bones were cleaned, boiled, and dried. They were used as the wings for embroidered insects or leaves for flowers.” February 19, 1974 On this day, The Journal Herald out of Dayton, Ohio, published a little snippet about the naturalist Eliza Brightwen and her unusual needlepoint methods: If you are tired of the same crewel and needlepoint…
Read MoreRemembering Josephine Margetts: Gardener, Politician, and Lover of Nature
“She hadn’t the heart to pull it up, she said, and so it grew and grew until it rivaled the height of the tallest hollies and its expanding girth forced strollers to detour around it.” In researching Josephine Margetts — the woman who created the bill for the State Flower of New Jersey (the Violet)…
Read MoreRemembering Laura Ingalls Wilder though her Nature and Garden Writing
“The voices of Nature do not speak so plainly to us as we grow older, but I think it is because, in our busy lives, we neglect her until we grow out of sympathy.” February 10, 1957 Today is the anniversary of the death of Laura Ingalls Wilder. One of the reasons so many of…
Read MoreCelebrating Georgian Poet, Musician, and Author Sidney Lanier: He Was Lit with the Sun
“But the olives they were not blind to Him, The little gray leaves were kind to Him: The thorn-tree had a mind to Him When into the woods He came.” February 3, 1842 Today is the birthday of the American poet, musician, and author Sidney Lanier. Born in Macon, Georgia, Sidney rose to fame after…
Read MoreRemembering Laura Ingalls Wilder: Writer, Gardener, and Naturalist
“One of the reasons so many of us have a soft spot in our hearts for the Little House books is because Laura was so descriptive; she was a natural storyteller. She was also a little naturalist on the prairie.” February 10, 1957 On this day, the American writer Laura Ingalls Wilder died. One…
Read MoreA Voice for Nature: Sir David Attenborough’s Earthly Symphony
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 8, 1926 On this day, the world welcomed a true champion of nature, Sir David Frederick Attenborough, born in a quaint suburb of London, England. Little did anyone know that this babe…
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