Posts Tagged ‘Poetry’
From Bluebells to Winter Roses: The Life of Anne Brontë
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 28, 1849 Dear reader, on this day in history, we bid farewell to a literary gem, the English novelist and poet Anne Brontë. While we now celebrate the Brontë sisters for their…
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 MoreBotanist Erwin Frink Smith’s Memories of His Dear Wife Charlotte
“Had she cared for classification, which she did not, and been willing to make careful records, she might have become an expert naturalist.” May 9, 1888 On this day, the Peach Blossom was voted in as the Delaware State Flower. Peach blossoms are beautiful. The fruit is botanically known as a drupe. By 1875, Delaware…
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