Thomas Tusser: Peas, Beans, and the Poetry of Husbandry

Thomas Tusser

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 3, 1580 On this day, dear readers, we bid farewell to a most curious figure in the annals of horticultural history: Thomas Tusser, English poet and farmer extraordinaire. Though he has shuffled…

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Potatoes and Poison: Sir Thomas Overbury’s Garden of Wit

Oil portrait of Sir Thomas Overbury by Sylvester Harding

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 14, 1613 On this day, while autumn’s first crisp breezes rustled through the Tower of London’s modest kitchen gardens, a most intriguing tale of court intrigue reached its tragic conclusion. Sir Thomas…

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