October 30, 2019 Aging Gardeners, Healthy Food, Piet Oudolf, Alfred Sisley, George Plummer Burns, Cherry Ingram, Alice Eastwood, A Song of October, She Sheds Style by Erika Kotite, Leaf Compost Bin, and Elizabeth Lawrence

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Curated News

Mother Earth News recently shared an insightful post called When Age and Illness Invade the Homestead.

The article asks this question:

"How do you cope when long-term illness or a chronic health condition, even just aging, becomes a factor?"

The Guardian just shared the results of research that shows that a healthy diet means a healthy planet.

Finally, Gardenista just shared an excellent article titled 10 Perennial Gardens Inspired by Piet Oudolf.

Oudolf's signature look includes soft drifts of grasses combined with striking perennials that look good even in winter. Oudolf's goal is to get all of it to work together to create dream landscapes that evoke a natural look by incorporating the full life cycle of the plant. He incorporates the way perennials look not only in early spring and summer but also in the fall and even in the winter. Seed heads, pods, dried blossoms, and stems; these are all embraced and part of the plan. So don't be too quick to tidy everything up in the garden. Especially when it comes to winter gardens, you've got to leave enough standing so that you have something to look at.

Botanical History On This Day

1839 Alfred Sisley, Impressionist landscape painter, was born—beloved by gardeners for his quiet depictions of paths, kitchen gardens, and untouched countryside.

1871 George Plummer Burns, botanist and landscape advisor, was born—remembered for his practical design rules: avoid straight lines, plant in mass, and always use common sense.

1880 Collingwood “Cherry” Ingram, champion of cherry blossom diversity, was born—the man who preserved endangered Japanese cherry trees and reintroduced the Great White Cherry to Japan.

1953 Alice Eastwood, self-taught botanist and fearless curator, died—forever honored for rescuing nearly 1,500 plant specimens from the fires following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Unearthed Words

Autumn poetry glows with alder beads, sumac ruby, and softened light—
enjoy this seasonal meditation on October’s quiet grace.

Grow That Garden Library™

Read The Daily Gardener review of She Sheds Style by Erika Kotite

Buy the book on Amazon: She Sheds Style by Erika Kotite

Today's Garden Chore

Turn fallen leaves into garden gold by creating a simple leaf-mold bin—an easy way to enrich soil, suppress weeds, and nourish next spring’s beds.

Today's Botanic Spark

Autumn reminds us to gather and let go in equal measure—echoed in Elizabeth Lawrence’s tender poem written at her father’s bedside, where words took root in a quiet reflection on legacy and growth

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