Posts Tagged ‘Tulips’
Sir Jean Chardin: Unearthing the Secret Language of Persian Tulips
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 16, 1643 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of Sir Jean Chardin, a French jeweler whose life sparkled with adventure and whose pen captured the essence of distant lands.…
Read MoreMay 20, 2022 National Pick Strawberries Day, Ludwig Leichhardt, Tulips by Joseph Breck, Pi Beta Ph spring party, Cuke Season in Blackville, Garden Maker by Christie Purifoy, and Dahlia Facts
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 National Pick Strawberries Day Here are a few fun facts about this beloved sweet fruit: The etymology of the name strawberry (books…
Read MoreMay 19, 2022 The Dark Day, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Tulips, Ruskin Bond, The Modern Cottage Garden by Greg Loades, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Leo Tolstoy
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 1780 It was on this day that much of New England was shrouded in darkness. In fact, many feared that Judgment…
Read MoreHow Cornelia Vanderbilt’s Wedding Day was Saved by Biltmore’s Gardeners
“In 2001, the Biltmore commemorated the 75th anniversary of the wedding with a month-long celebration among 2,500 blooming roses in June.” April 29, 1924 Today is the wedding day of Cornelia Vanderbilt. This year (2021) marks her 95th wedding anniversary. When Cornelia married British nobility, the diplomat John Cecil, the wedding flowers had been…
Read MoreRemembering the Dedication of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden and Garden Designer Bunny Mellon
“In fact, the basketweave brick hardscaping in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden is a replica of Bunny’s paving at Oak Spring. To make the surface permeable, Bunny ensured that no mortar touched the bricks. April 22, 1965 On this day, the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was dedicated. Jackie did not attend the dedication. Her mother attended…
Read MoreTulipomania by Mike Dash
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Tulipomania by Mike Dash This book came out in 2000, and the subtitle is The Story of the World’s Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused. Tulipomania by Mike Dash isn’t your average history book. It’s a captivating tale of tulips, obsession, and the world’s first…
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