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The gardens we know today are inspiring– the designers who created them took many approaches, influenced by their upbringing, travels, or their inner circles. Many of our modern notable gardens have inspirational roots in gardens from the, some of which were historically designed by women. While many did not receive formal training, it didn’t stop them from convening in their own ways to radically change the way we view gardens today. It’s no easy task to pair this list down to just four, but to usher in National Garden Month, learn about the lives and legacies of several plantswomen.
Eating foods with long histories in Appalachia is a great way to learn about how people have cultivated, harvested, and cooked with them for many centuries, support local farmers, chefs and growers, and connect to the land we live on. Read about several comforting crops our BCCF farmers grow and cook with.
June is the month of roses, a plant that has been entangled in human history and culture for millennia. Read several facts about the fascinating flower, and about the roses we grow in the Oak Spring Formal Garden.
To celebrate Black History Month, we’ve highlighted six of history’s greatest black environmentalists. From groundbreaking agricultural researcher George Washington Carver to Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, their work continues to inspire courage and action in fields related to conservation and environmental justice.
Humans have used medicinal plants to treat their sniffles for thousands of years. In this blogpost, we list several plants used throughout history to fight the flu.
Plants are used in winter festivities around the world, their bright colors representing a promise of sunlight and spring. In honor of the winter solstice, we compiled a list of ten plants that help us celebrate the shortest day.
Read about 18th century artist and naturalist Mark Catesby and his monumental catalogue of America’s flora and fauna, which is housed in the Oak Spring Garden Library.
Did you know that one of the first documented instances of pumpkin cultivation in the U.S. was in 1582? Read about the history of October’s iconic squash - now being harvested at our Bio-Cultural Conservation Farm - in our latest blog post!
