December 3, 2019 Five Winter Herbs, The Grateful Tree, Jupiter Artland, Thomas Herriot, Columbus, Claude Aubriet, Henry Arthur Bright, Vegetables Love Flowers by Lisa Ziegler, Horticultural Charcoal, and 100 years without Renoir
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A Visit to Jupiterartland | @EllenMaryGarden
Ellen Mary tweeted, "Today I visited @jupiterartland in Edinburgh for a private tour, of which I’m super thankful. I’ve never been to a garden that has floored me quite like it! A mix of awe & terror, inspiration & confusion... the artwork & sculptures are quite something#art #landscape #garden
Botanical History On This Day
1492 Christopher Columbus recorded a diary entry describing landscapes sown with crops and gourds—early squash that served as both food and household utensils.
1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduced Colombian potatoes to England after studying them during his time in Sir Walter Raleigh’s Roanoke colony.
1742 Claude Aubriet, botanical painter to Louis XIV and XV, died after a prolific career, having created nearly 600 vellum miniatures for the French royal collection.
1873 Henry Arthur Bright began the garden diary that became A Year in a Lancashire Garden, a beloved nineteenth-century classic.
Unearthed Words
Two witty winter reflections—from Bat Masterson and Will Rogers—remind us of nature’s humor and humanity.
Garden Words for December 3
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Read The Daily Gardener review of Vegetables Love Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegler
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Today's Botanic Spark
1919 Pierre-Auguste Renoir died on this day, leaving behind a tender story about the “No Renoirs sold here” sign on his garden gate—and his love of painting flowers freely, boldly, and without constraint.
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