Posts Tagged ‘Sophia of Hanover’
June 8, 2022 John Evelyn, Sophia of Hanover, Peonies, Sara Paretsky, Take It Outside by Mel Brasier, Garrett Magee, and James DeSantis, and Martha Stewart
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 1698 On this day, the English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier, and diarist, John Evelyn, went to Deptford to “see how miserably the…
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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 8, 1714 On this day, dear readers, we commemorate the passing of a most remarkable woman, Sophia of Hanover, the Electress of Hanover. At the venerable age of 83, she departed this…
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