January 24, 2020 Ruskin Elwood by Fieldwork, Feeding the Birds in Winter, Peter Collinson, Ferdinand Cohn, Wardian Cases, Edith Wharton, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Lab Girl by Hope Jahren, Wireless Earbuds, and Ben Lampman’s Ode to Skunk Cabbage
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Ruskin Elwood by Fieldwork | HomeAdore
This is still quite the house. Aside from the seamlessness with nature - check out the hidden bar, the light fixtures, the bathroom - basically all of it!
This original three-story residence, designed in 2017 by Fieldwork, is situated in Melbourne, Australia.
Feed birds in winter: best food to choose - The English Garden
What should you feed birds in winter?
Now is the time of year when gardeners can expect to see lots of visiting birds in their gardens.
Great post from @tegmagazine Kate Bradbury: "Birds need fat, and plenty of it: peanuts, suet, and sunflower seeds are ideal, while grated cheese, chopped apples, and cake-crumbs help ground-feeding species such as the song thrush and wren."
Botanical History On This Day
1735 Peter Collinson & Skunk Weed wrote warmly to John Bartram, thanking him for the rare plants and marveling as Skunk Weed bloomed aboard ship, introducing Europe to thermogenic Skunk Cabbage.
1828 Ferdinand Cohn, the Prussian biologist who helped found bacteriology by recognizing bacteria as plants and classifying them by form and life cycle, was born.
1842 John Smith & Wardian Cases wrote from Kew to Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward, praising the new close-glazed cases that finally allowed plants to survive long sea voyages.
1862 Edith Wharton, novelist, garden designer, and author of Italian Villas and Their Gardens, was born; at The Mount, she created a series of “outdoor rooms” that embodied her beloved “old garden-magic.”
Unearthed Words
Children’s winter poems from Lucy Maud Montgomery, where snowdrifts cradle “rainbow buds of by-and-by” and gardens dream of bluebells, primroses, and summer’s return.
The Garden in Winter by L.M. Montgomery
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Read The Daily Gardener review of Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Buy the book on Amazon: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Great Gifts for Gardeners
AMINY Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth Headphones – long-playtime, waterproof earbuds that tuck into a garden pocket so you can listen to podcasts without wrestling with cords or removing your gloves.
Today's Botanic Spark
1954 Ben Hur Lampman & Skunk Cabbage died, leaving behind a lyrical 1942 newspaper column that defended humble Skunk Cabbage as golden “candle flames” of the marsh and a sure, votive sign of spring.
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