A Victorian Ode to May: Phebe Holder’s Botanical Poetry

Phebe Ann Holder

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 1, 1890 On this day in horticultural history, the enchanting poem “A Song of May” by the esteemed New England poet and gardener Phebe Holder graced the pages of newspapers, captivating readers…

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Woodland Whispers: The Mayflower’s Tale from Nova Scotia

A trailing arbutus or mayflower (Epigaea repens) grows on a mountainside in Maine, United States

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 4, 1901 On this day, dear aficionados of flora and fauna, Nova Scotia embraced its wild heart with the passage of The Floral Emblem Act. This momentous occasion saw the mayflower, also…

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