Renaissance Revolutionary: Lorenz Scholz’s Medical Garden Legacy

Title Page of Aphorismorum Medicinalium by Lorenz Scholz von Rosenau

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 20, 1552 Dearest garden enthusiasts, today we mark the birth of a true Renaissance rebel – Lorenz Scholz von Rosenau, who dared to grow “deadly” potatoes in his garden while fighting plague…

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