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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Edward Newman: When Entomology Meets Poetry

Edward Newman

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 12, 1863 Dear readers of the soil and bloom, on this day we mark the anniversary of Edward Newman’s departure from this earthly garden. The notable English entomologist, botanist, and writer has…

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