Posts Tagged ‘seasonal changes’
Amy Baik Lee’s Garden Meditation: The Sacred Ritual of Closing the Garden
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 19, 2021 On this day, author and blogger Amy Baik [“Beck”] Lee captured the bittersweet moment every gardener knows – the annual closing of the garden. In a post on her blog,…
Read MoreOctober 23, 2024 The Autumn Garden, William Casson, Annie Lorrain Smith, Neltje Blanchan, Katharine Stewart, Life in the Garden by Bunny Williams, and Ludwig Leichhardt
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 1796 William Casson, English botanist, seed merchant, and local historian, was born. Casson dedicated his life to both plants and people, helping…
Read MoreRichard Watson Dixon: The Poetic Gardener of Seasonal Verse
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 5, 1833 On this day, dear admirers of verse and verdure alike, we celebrate the birth of Richard Watson Dixon, an English poet and clergyman whose words painted the changing seasons with…
Read MoreSeptember’s Philosopher: Henri Frederic Amiel’s Garden Wisdom
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 27, 1821 My dearest gardening friends, as autumn’s gentle touch begins to paint our gardens in amber and gold, how fitting it is to recall the birth of Henri Frederic Amiel on…
Read MoreMary Elizabeth Coleridge: A Gardener’s Poet in September’s Embrace
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 23, 1861 Dearest garden loves, as autumn’s gentle touch begins to paint our gardens in shades of amber and gold, we find ourselves drawn to contemplate the poetic nature of this transitional…
Read MoreWinter’s Hidden Heart: The Nature Wisdom of Hugh Macmillan
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 17, 1833 Dearest garden enthusiasts, today we celebrate the birth of Hugh Macmillan, a Scottish minister and naturalist whose poetic understanding of winter’s mysteries continues to illuminate our understanding of nature’s cycles.…
Read MoreIn Praise of Fallen Leaves: Cyril Connolly’s Garden Wisdom
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 10, 1903 On this day, dear readers of the garden and admirers of literary wit, we celebrate the birth of Cyril Connolly, whose sharp pen and keener eye would forever change how…
Read MoreEquinox Elegance: A Gardener’s Guide to Autumn’s Arrival
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 23, 2019 On this day, dear gardeners, we find ourselves at the threshold of a most enchanting season. The Autumn Equinox, that celestial ballet of balance, graces us with its presence. Allow…
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