November 26, 2019 Herbal-Infused Broth, Leave the Leaves, Jean-Jacques d’Ortous de Mairan, Henry Winthrop Sargent, Oak by William Bryant Logan, a Thanksgiving Time Capsule and an Olive Tree on a Movie Set in 1949
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How To Make A DIY Herbal-Infused Broth | Herbal Academy @herbalacademyne @HeatherSaba
It's just so easy to incorporate herbs into your everyday cooking.
“An herbal-infused broth is a tasty way to enjoy herbs & add a nutritious boost to your meals all year long. Herbal-infused broths can be used in soups & other dishes or enjoyed on their own as a savory sipping broth on a crisp, cool day. This blog offers a great how-to and gives a list of herbs to consider. ” https://buff.ly/2OpSOg1
Leave your leaves, garden experts say | CTV News Atlantic @AmystoodleyCTV
If you haven't gotten around to raking - "There's a new campaign called 'Leave the Leaves,' and it encourages homeowners to leave the leaves on their lawn," said gardening expert @NikiJabbour.
"Leaves are just garden gold for the gardener." https://buff.ly/2NTYSOH
Botanical History On This Day
1678 Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, the French chronobiologist who proved plants keep a daily rhythm by observing Mimosa pudica opening and closing its leaves in total darkness.
1810 Henry Winthrop Sargent, creator of the famed Hudson River estate Wodenethe and reviser of Downing’s Landscape Gardening, who framed vistas like living paintings.
1808 John Lewis Russell, Unitarian minister, botanist, and beloved field companion of Emerson and Thoreau, whose enthusiasm for ferns, grasses, lichens, and mosses inspired generations of nature lovers.
1879 Ferdinand Jakob Lindheimer, the Father of Texas Botany, who collected nearly 100,000 specimens and lent his name to many Texas plants.
Unearthed Words
Two November poems by Edwin Honig and Thomas Hood capture the stark, leafless honesty of late autumn—its copper beeches, cold air, and the stripped-down landscape of the year’s end.
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Read The Daily Gardener review of Oak by William Bryant Logan
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Today's Botanic Spark
1948 Cecil B. DeMille and the Olive Tree — a Hollywood anecdote in which the legendary director questions an “olive branch” on set, only to learn it was clipped from the very tree he doubted.
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