May 5, 2022 Thomas Edward Brown, Richard Watson Dixon, Christopher Morley, Mavis Batey, The Magical World of Moss Gardening by Annie Martin, and Napoleon Bonaparte

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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1830 Thomas Edward Brown, Victorian poet and theologian of the Isle of Man, was born. His gentle garden verse continues to delight,…

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Napoleon’s Garden at St. Helena

Napoleon Bonaparte

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: May 5, 1821 Dearest reader, On this day, two centuries and more have passed since the mighty Emperor of France — Napoleon Bonaparte — drew his final breath on a lonely rock in the South Atlantic. The year 2021 marked the 200th anniversary of…

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