May 13, 2019 Class on Herbs, Enid Annenberg Haupt, Allison Hargraeves, the Corpse Flower, National Public Gardens Week, John Burroughs Journals, Vassar College, Beth Chatto, Growing Herbs in Shade, and Enid Haupt’s 1971 New York Apartment
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Have you ever taken a gardening class?
If you're in the Calgary area, there's an excellent class taking place tonight from 7 to 9 PM.
It's part of the "Garden On" Lecture series.
Tonight's focus is on herbs.
If you're new to gardening, herbs make for wonderful starter plants.
They are easy to grow, generally trouble-free, and versatile.
They can be incorporated into almost any garden situation.
Tonight's class will cover
- What makes an herb an herb
- Propagation
- Harvesting
The class will be at the Acadia Recreation Complex in Calgary tonight at 7 PM.
Botanical History On This Day
1906 Enid Annenberg Haupt, the legendary patron of American horticulture, was born, later earning her the reputation as the fairy godmother of public gardens through transformative gifts to institutions such as the New York Botanical Garden.
1995 Alison Hargreaves became the first woman to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, marking the moment with a single silk flower at the roof of the world.
2013 The titan arum, better known as the corpse flower, bloomed at Ohio State University, filling the greenhouse with its notorious scent and reminding the world of one of botany’s rarest spectacles.
2009 National Public Gardens Week begins today, celebrating the vital role public gardens play in education, conservation, and beauty across the country.
Unearthed Words
1876 Naturalist John Burroughs began the journals that would accompany him for the final forty-five years of his life, opening with an exquisite observation of a redstart dancing through a leafless oak.
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Today's Botanic Spark
1971 A glimpse into Enid Haupt’s Park Avenue apartment reveals camellias misted thrice daily and a Versailles rug that had waited for over a decade, offering a final lesson in devotion without indulgence.
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