A Banker’s Blooms: H. Howard Pepper’s 1905 Garden Confessions

H. Howard Pepper's home at 90 Melrose St, Providence, RI

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 24, 1905 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to Providence, Rhode Island, where a banker named H. Howard Pepper penned a most illuminating letter to the magazine Country…

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Munstead Wood’s First Rose of 1918: A Blooming Legacy

Gertrude Jekyll at midlife

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 16, 1918 On this day, the rose season began at Munstead Wood, the Arts and Crafts style home and surrounding gardens in Surrey, England, created by the renowned garden designer Gertrude Jekyll.…

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