Posts Tagged ‘Poet’
Simple pleasures in flowers: Mary Russell Mitford’s heartfelt garden reflections
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 22, 1812 Dearest reader, On this day, Mary Russell Mitford—a distinguished English novelist, poet, and playwright known for her vivid sketches of rural life—wrote to Sir William Elford, revealing her heartfelt appreciation…
Read MoreBarbara Kingsolver: Spring’s Poet of Local Roots and Global Stories
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 8, 1955 Dearest garden reader, On this day, amidst the changing tides of seasons and stories, the world welcomed Barbara Kingsolver, an American writer and poet whose words bloom with the rich…
Read MoreA Garden with a Soul: The Life, Legacy, and Literary Blooms of Jean Galbraith
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 28, 1906 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of Jean Galbraith, a beloved Australian botanist, gardener, writer, and poet whose life was intimately entwined with the wildflowers and native…
Read MoreHenri Frederic Amiel: Swiss Philosopher and Poet of the Velvet Winter Landscape
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: February 7, 1880 Dearest reader, On this day, the Swiss philosopher and poet Henri Frédéric Amiel penned a journal entry that dances with the enchantment of nature’s quiet moments, far removed from the darkened skies of Paris and London. Hoarfrost and fog, but the…
Read MoreHenri Frederic Amiel: Philosopher, Poet, and Gardener of the Soul
The Knowledge of a Garden May 11, 1881 Today is the anniversary of the death of the Swiss moral philosopher, poet, critic, and nature-lover, Henri Frederic Amiel. Henri used the garden as a metaphor for life. He wrote, “Before my history can teach anybody anything, or even interest myself, it must be disentangled from its…
Read MoreA Gardener’s Favorite: The Botany Poem by Berton Braley
“There should be no monotony In studying your botany” American poet Berton Braley, published his light-hearted, clever poem, Botany, in the Science News Letter March 9, 1929 There should be no monotony In studying your botany, It helps to train And spur the brain– Unless you haven’t gotany. It teaches you, does Botany, To know…
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 MoreWelcome February with The Language of the Trees by Scottish Poet Charles MacKay
“This little obscure poem from the Scottish poet Charles MacKay seems an excellent way to usher in February.” We’re in the grips of winter now, and the trees dominate the landscape. I thought I’d close today’s show with a little poem about trees that I stumbled upon while doing tree research. We’re learning more and…
Read MoreCelebrating Ian Hamilton Finlay: the Little Sparta Scottish Gardener, Artist, and Poet
“Finlay created a one-of-a-kind garden that incorporated sculptures, words, architecture, and poetry. He named his garden Little Sparta, which he considered a living piece of art.” October 28, 1925 On this day, the Scottish poet, artist, and gardener Ian Hamilton Finlay was born. Finlay created a one-of-a-kind garden that incorporated sculptures, words, architecture, and…
Read MoreJohn Stewart Blackie Bucketlist Item: Meeting Tennyson and Pressing Flowers From His Garden
“[On Tennyson]: [His] head Jovian, eye dark, pale face, black flowing locks, like a Spanish ship-captain or a captain of Italian brigands something not at all common and not the least English. We dined, talked, and smoked together, and got on admirably.” August 6, 1809 On this day, Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson was born.…
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