July 25 2019 Cleome, the Physic Garden, William Forsyth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Joseph Sauriol, July Proverbs, The Fragrant Path by Louise Beebe Wilder, Farmers Market, and Flowers for Hamlet

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Are you growing, Cleome?

My daughter just had her senior pictures taken, and I took some cuttings from the garden for her to hold during her photoshoot. For one of the pictures, I had her hold just one large white blossom. It looked like a giant puffball, and it had a very ethereal quality about it

Cleome is beautiful, but it is also sticky, so keep that in mind when handling it.

I know some gardeners have no trouble sowing cleome directly in their gardens, but others complain that it can be a finicky seed.

I like to sow cleome right now since the seeds like intense light to get going. Sometimes, cleome can benefit from staking - so keep that in mind as well.

And if you are planning a cutting garden, cleome is hard to beat. The blooms are a show-stealer in any arrangement.

Botanical History On This Day

1632 The Oxford Botanic Garden, also known as the Physic Garden, was founded. It's raised ground carefully engineered to resist flooding, and its opening marked by a solemn academic procession.

1804 William Forsyth, Scottish botanist and gardener, was born. He later lent his name to the golden forsythia and to one spectacularly ill-fated rock garden.

1834 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet of the Romantic Movement and devoted flower-lover, died, leaving behind verses where friendship shelters like a tree.

1938 Charles Joseph Sauriol, Canadian naturalist, recorded the quiet companionship of a toad who took up residence beside his hepatica.

Unearthed Words

English proverbs bloom in July, predicting rain, rubies, and freedom from love’s anxieties.

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Today's Botanic Spark

1874 A deliciously thrifty tale from Berlin, first printed in
“A Case of Floral Offerings” proves that even bouquets may enjoy a second performance.

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