Posts Tagged ‘Royal Gardens’
Therese of Bavaria: The Princess Who Found Freedom in Flowers
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 12, 1850 On this day, Princess Therese of Bavaria (teh-RAY-zuh of buh-VAIR-ee-uh), was born. This remarkable woman found her true calling not in the gilded halls of Bavaria’s royal palaces but in…
Read MoreJohn Abercrombie: The Tea-Loving Vegetarian Who Shaped Gardening Literature
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 2, 1806 On this day, the gardening world bid farewell to John Abercrombie, a character of singular charm and a true Scot who lived and breathed gardening. The previous day, John had…
Read MoreFrom Violets to Victoria Amazonica: Queen Victoria’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 24, 1819 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a monarch whose reign would come to define an entire era – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great…
Read MoreMidnight at Versailles: The Moonlit Challenge of Pierre-Joseph Redouté
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 10, 1825 On this day, my cherished garden enthusiasts, I find myself compelled to share a tale of extraordinary artistic achievement that should set every gardener’s heart aflutter. French King Charles X,…
Read MoreRoyal Roots: The Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cedar
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 24, 1977 On this day, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, commemorating her Silver Jubilee (twenty-five years of waving and ribbon-cutting, one presumes), had the wisdom to plant a Cedrus Atlantica Glauca—the Blue…
Read MoreBotanical Bloodlines: Remembering Louis Claude Richard
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 7, 1821 Today marks the passage of one of botany’s most illustrious figures – Louis Claude Richard, who departed this mortal coil on this very day. One cannot help but note that…
Read MoreBorn to Reign, Destined to Garden: King George III’s Horticultural Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 4, 1738 On this day, King George III entered this world with a wail that would eventually echo through gardens across England. Our dear monarch—yes, the one who would later lose the…
Read MoreRoyal Blooms: Queen Victoria’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 24, 1819 On this day, dear readers, the empire welcomed its future formidable sovereign—Queen Victoria entered the world at Kensington Palace, destined to lend her name to an entire era. Two centuries…
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