Author Andrea Wulf on her book The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of Obsession

    Philadelphia farmer John Bartram was one of the men responsible for Britain’s revolutionary garden culture of the 18th century. Author ANDREA WULF tells the story of a group of naturalists who shaped England into a land of gardeners. Her new book is, “The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession.” Listen to the mp3

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