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Gilbert White Journal Entry on April 17, 1789
Five gallons of French brandy from London. Cucumbers show fruit in bloom. Cuculus cuculat: the voice of the cuckoo is heard in Blackmoor Woods. Sowed Hollyhocks, Columbines, Snapdragons, Stocks, Mignonette, all from S. Lambeth, in a bed in the garden. Also Sweet Williams, & Canterbury Bells. Note: On this day the Naturalist Gilbert…
That Perfect Tranquility of Life
by Aphra Behn That perfect tranquility of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library. Note: Aphra Behn (Books By This Author), the first professional woman playwright in Britain, whose novel ‘Oroonoko,’ played a crucial role in the development of English fiction, was…
All Women Together
by Virginia Woolf All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Virginia Woolf Related posts: The Wake…
Flowers on the Tomb of Aphra Behn
by Virginia Woolf All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds. Note: Aphra was one of the first women in England to earn a living through writing, inspiring future generations of women to write.…
Nothing Perfect on Earth
by Francis Quarles Even as the soil (which April’s gentle showers Have filled with sweetness and enriched with flowers) Rears up her sucking plants, still shooting forth The tender blossoms of her timely birth; But if denied the beams of cheerly May, They hang their withered heads, and fade away. As featured onThe Daily Gardener…
Ho! Gate, How Came ye Here?
by William Kent Ho! Gate, how came ye here? I came fro’ Chelsea the last yere Inigo Jones there put me together Then was I dropping by wind and weather Sir Hannes Sloane Let me alone But Burlington brought me hither This architecton-ical Gate Inigo Jon-ical Was late Hans Slon-ical And now Burlington-ical …
A Garden is to Be
by William Kent A garden is to be a world unto itself, it had better make room for the darker shades of feeling as well as the sunny ones. Note: On this day in 1748 the pioneer of the English Landscape garden, William Kent died. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words…
Garden as Though
by William Kent Garden as though you will live forever. Note: On this day in 1748 the pioneer of the English Landscape garden, William Kent died. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. William Kent Related posts: Ho! Gate, How…
All Gardening
by William Kent All gardening is landscape painting. Note: On this day in 1748 the pioneer of the English Landscape garden, William Kent died. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. William Kent Related posts: Ho! Gate, How Came ye Here?…
Nature Abhors
by William Kent Nature abhors a straight line. Note: On this day in 1748 the pioneer of the English Landscape garden, William Kent died. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. William Kent Related posts: Ho! Gate, How Came ye…
Always Marry an April Girl
by Ogden Nash Praise the spells and bless the charms, I found April in my arms. April golden, April cloudy, Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy; April soft in flowered languor, April cold with sudden anger, Ever-changing, ever true – I love April, I love you. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired…
Ode to Mary Hiester Ried
by Duncan Sutherland Macorquodale This is a memorial poem for Mary Hiester Ried written by Canadian newspaperman and a native son of Scotland, Duncan Sutherland Macorquodale – reprinted in the 9th Volume of The Canadian Theosophist (Toronto) November 15, 1921, Vol 9. There’s a reference to Wychwood, Reid’s house, known as Upland Cottage. Wychwood is…
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