October 31, 2019 Four Herbs for Women, 10 Black Foliage Plants, John Evelyn, John Keats, Andrew Jackson Downing, Richard Morris Hunt, Charles Totty, The Best of Thymes by Marge Clark, Cover Crops and Short Sunflowers
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4 Important Herbs for Women and Their Health by midwife and physician Tieraona Low Dog at Medicine Lodge Ranch
The list may surprise you: raspberries, nettles, ladies' mantle, and sage.
10 excellent plants with black foliage from Art's Nursery Garden & Home
- Black Lace Elderberry
- Sambucus ‘Black Tower’
- Black Mondo Grass
- Black Scallop Ajuga
- Dark Horse Weigela
- Fine Wine Weigela
- Brunette Snakeroot
- Ninebark
- Platt's Black New Zealand Flax
- Purple Copper Beech
Botanical History On This Day
1620 John Evelyn, English gardener, diarist, and author of A Discourse of Forest Trees, was born—an early and eloquent advocate for tree planting, salads, and the moral virtues of gardening.
1795 John Keats, the Romantic poet whose garden walks inspired Ode to a Nightingale and Ode to Autumn, was born—leaving behind verses steeped in fruitfulness, bees, and mellow light.
1815 Andrew Jackson Downing, American horticulturist and founding voice of landscape architecture, was born—the visionary who dreamed of Central Park and a living museum of trees.
1895 Richard Morris Hunt, Gilded Age architect and collaborator with Frederick Law Olmsted, died—best remembered by gardeners for shaping the grandeur of the Biltmore Estate.
1913 Charles Totty, florist, rose breeder, and champion of American flower shows, was honored for his rose ‘Shell Pink Shawyer’ and his belief that flowers should never be given away lightly.
Unearthed Words
Corn and grain, corn and grain, all that falls shall rise again. Check out Harvest verses and autumn poetry that celebrate the turning of the year and the last color blazing on the vine.
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Today's Botanic Spark
1986 The Tribune out of Seymour, Indiana, shared a little garden wit for Halloween about making sunflowers shorter.
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