Posts Tagged ‘Victorian Era’
Marianne North: The Victorian Artist Who Painted the World’s Flora
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 24, 1830 And it was on this day, my dear friend, that one of the most extraordinary botanical artists ever to wield a brush drew her first breath in Hastings, England. I…
Read MoreHenry Arthur Bright’s Lancashire Garden:October 24, 1874
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 24, 1874 For today’s Botanic Spark, I’d like to share a diary entry from exactly 150 years ago. Henry Arthur Bright [BRAYT] was penning his thoughts in “A Year in a Lancashire…
Read MoreRose by Any Other Name: The Many Facets of Rosamund Marriott Watson
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 6, 1860 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a most remarkable soul, Rosamund Marriott Watson, an English poet, nature writer, and critic of extraordinary talent. Known affectionately as…
Read MoreThe Word-Smith of Science: William Whewell’s Linguistic Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 24, 1794 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a most extraordinary individual – William Whewell (pronounced “Hyoo-uhl”), an English polymath, scientist, and Anglican priest who would leave an…
Read MoreFrom Violets to Victoria Amazonica: Queen Victoria’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 24, 1819 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a monarch whose reign would come to define an entire era – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great…
Read MoreBeau-Pots to Wildflower Whimsy: Mary Mitford’s Floral Revolution
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 13, 1815 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves privy to a most charming correspondence between Mary Russell Mitford and Sir William Elford, an English banker, politician, and amateur artist. In…
Read MoreThe Painter’s Garden: Anna Massey Lea Merritt’s Natural Inspirations
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 13, 1844 On this day, a most extraordinary soul entered our world – Anna Massey Lea Merritt, whose life would bloom like a carefully tended English garden, rich with both artistic achievement…
Read MoreA Forgotten Flower: Minnie Aumonier, Artist and Poet
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 2, 1865: Minnie Aumonier, English artist and poet, was born. Minnie was a woman of remarkable wit, passion, and creativity. Her work is a testament to the beauty of nature and the…
Read MoreThe Sydney Morning Herald’s Botanical Sensation: John McMahon’s Plant Catalog
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 17, 1850 On this day, dear gardening enthusiasts, a most tantalizing advertisement graced the pages of The Sydney Morning Herald. It was penned by none other than John McMahon, a gardener, and…
Read MoreA Victorian Botanical Adventure: The Vale of York Field Naturalists Club at Rivaulx Abbey
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 1, 1871 On this day, dear readers, a most extraordinary gathering took place in the verdant landscapes of Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Herald, that venerable chronicle of local affairs, reported the inaugural meeting…
Read MoreThe Violet’s Bittersweet Victory: Triumph in Illinois, Tribulation in Fashion
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 1, 1908 On this day, dear readers, a most curious confluence of events occurred in the world of flora and fashion. While the humble violet ascended to official glory in one corner…
Read MoreA Director’s Departure: William Guilfoyle’s Marriage and Grand Garden Tour
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 27, 1889 On this day, the esteemed Director of the Royal Botanic Garden Victoria, William Guilfoyle, took a bride! Yes, dear readers, after seventeen years of uninterrupted devotion to his botanical duties,…
Read MoreFlowers of Freedom: How Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Floral Symbolism Changed America
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 14, 1811 On this day, Harriet Beecher Stowe made her entrance into this world—a woman whose pen would later wield more power than many a general’s sword. Though diminutive in stature, her…
Read MoreWhen Windows Were Taxed: The Dark Days Before Garden Views
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 1, 1851 On this day, a most curious note was dispatched to one Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward—yes, the very same gentleman whose name adorns those marvelous glass contraptions in which we now transport…
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