May 28, 2019 Unkind Garden Advice, William Herbert, Hippeastrum, Carl Richard Nyberg, Amaryllis and Alteo, Amaryllis Poem, Minta Collins, Medieval Herbs, Exposed Tree Roots and the Wentworth Lilacs of New Hampshire

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Gardeners.

Horticultural experts.

Professors, even.

On the garden path, you can, from time to time, run into people who decimate you faster than a Japanese Beetle on green beans.

Let's just set one thing straight. Gardening is good for you, but people who give garden advice can be bad for you.

What they fail to realize is that gardening is an activity of the head AND the heart.

I'm here to tell you, gardening is the absolute most wonderful pastime.

But don't let anyone diminish your love for it. If the folks giving you advice aren't respectful, helpful, or loving - they shouldn't be in the business of helping people garden.

The world needs every gardener it can get. The best thing you can give a gardener is encouragement.

Botanical History On This Day

1847 William Herbert, British botanist, poet, clergyman, and pioneering amaryllis breeder, died. He is remembered for untangling the botanical identities of Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, whether gardeners liked the names or not.

1858 Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor, was born. His innovative blowtorch eventually led to flame weeding, and his lifelong passion for flight saw him testing airplanes on a circular track in his own garden.

Unearthed Words

The myth of Amaryllis reminds us that love, sacrifice, and scarlet flowers are eternally entwined — a shepherdess, a golden arrow, and a bloom that still graces winter windowsills.

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Today's Botanic Spark

1919 New Hampshire chose the purple lilac as its state flower. The selection of the lilac was a tribute to resilience, history, and cuttings that trace back to the colony’s very first garden.

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