September 16, 2019 National Indoor Plant Week, Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, Charles V of France, Robert Fortune, Charles Darwin, Robert Finch, The Chinese Kitchen Garden by Wendy Kiang-Spray, the Final Push to Plant Perennials, Kate Furbish, and 19th Century Female Scientists
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#NationalIndoorPlantWeek is this week!
Be sure to follow my friend, Lisa Steinkopf - the @HouseplantGuru - on Twitter for a chance to win copies of her books and some houseplants. And remember, it's all week long - so Happy Indoor Plant Week. Go get yourself something new for the Indoor season, which is just around the corner if you live in a colder climate.
Botanical History On This Day
1380 Charles V of France died. He is remembered by gardeners and cooks alike for commissioning the first known cookbook and, possibly, for meeting his end through an ill-fated encounter with poisonous mushrooms.
1812 Robert Fortune, Scottish plantsman and tea thief extraordinaire, was born. His botanical daring and Wardian cases broke China’s tea monopoly and reshaped global agriculture.
1835 Charles Darwin arrived at the Galápagos Islands aboard the HMS Beagle, an encounter with plants, animals, and places that would quietly germinate the theory of natural selection.
Unearthed Words
As the heat loosens its hold, Robert Finch reflects on September’s gentler light — when the garden cools, and the gardener’s possessiveness finally softens.
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Today's Garden Chore
Make one last push to plant trees, shrubs, and perennials — taking advantage of warm soil, cooler air, and just enough time for roots to settle before the sprinklers shut down.
Today's Botanic Spark
1978 A Smithsonian exhibit proved the skeptics wrong, celebrating women scientists like Kate Furbish, reminding us that botanical history has always been richer than its gatekeepers imagined.
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