Seedtime and Harvest by Christie Purifoy

Seedtime and Harvest by Christie Purifoy

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Seedtime and Harvest by Christie Purifoy This book came out on March 5, 2024, and the subtitle is How Gardens Grow Roots, Connection, Wholeness, and Hope. As…

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The Cobbler’s Garden: Jakob Böhme and the Divine Language of Plants

Jakob Böhme

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1575 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts and seekers of celestial wisdom, we celebrate the birth of Jakob Böhme, a German philosopher, Christian mystic, and Lutheran Protestant theologian whose ideas continue…

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Winter’s Hidden Heart: The Nature Wisdom of Hugh Macmillan

Hugh Macmillan, Scottish minister and naturalist

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.…

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