World War I Archives

Beatrix Farrand’s 1916 Vision for the NYBG’s Rose Garden

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 18, 1916 On this day, renowned landscape architect Beatrix Farrand (FAIR-rand) created a visionary rose garden plan for the New York Botanical Garden. This garden would become one of the most significant…

Miroslav Krleža: A Literary Giant in the Garden of History

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 7, 1893 On this day, dear readers and fellow garden enthusiasts, we commemorate the birth of a literary giant whose pen was as sharp as the thorns on a rose bush -…

Kate Lancaster Brewster: Cultivating Gardens and Communities

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 26, 1921 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves witness to a pivotal moment in the annals of horticultural history. Kate Lancaster Brewster, a veritable doyenne of the gardening world,…

The Gardener’s Muse: Fred Paxford and the Roots of Narnia

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 5, 1898 On this day, we commemorate the birth of Frederick William Calcut Paxford (known to the world as Fred Paxford), a man whose green thumb and steadfast character left an indelible…