June 8, 2022 John Evelyn, Sophia of Hanover, Peonies, Sara Paretsky, Take It Outside by Mel Brasier, Garrett Magee, and James DeSantis, and Martha Stewart

The Daily Gardener · Jun 8, 2022 · 21m

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1698 On this day, the English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier, and diarist, John Evelyn, went to Deptford to "see how miserably the Czar... left my house after three months [of] making it his Court."

Keep in mind John's appreciation for the amount of work a garden requires as I tell you this little story about him.

In 1698, John Evelyn had owned his estate for 40 years. Everyone who knew it said it was…