Posts Tagged ‘resilience in nature’
The Witch, the Turtle, and the Polyp: Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Natural Philosophy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 10, 1825 On this day, dear readers and fellow admirers of nature’s endless wonders, the eminent English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian Samuel Taylor Coleridge put quill to paper and birthed…
Read MoreRuth Pitter’s “The Diehards”: Persevering Through Withering July
by Ruth Pitter We go in withering July To ply the hard incessant hoe; Panting beneath the brazen sky We sweat and grumble, but we go. Today’s Garden words were featured on the podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Ruth Pitter, notable English poet (1897-1992).
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