January 30, 2020 Good Garden Decisions, African Violets, George Ehret, Adelbert von Chamisso, Yerba Buena, Louise Beebe Wilder, Asa Gray, Ann Taylor, The Seed Underground by Janisse Ray, Garden Cloche, and Elizabeth Wirt
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Good Decisions by @papaver Alison Levey ("Lee-Vee") - The Blackberry Garden
"I planted them and whispered to the nearby ants 'when you wake up, take the seeds and spread them throughout the garden.'”
The Plight of the African Violets — In Defense of Plants
"Their numbers in captivity overshadow a bleak future for this genus in the wild. Many African violets are teetering on the brink of extinction."
Botanical History On This Day
1708 Georg Dionysius Ehret, the German-born gardener-artist who became London society’s most sought-after botanical illustrator and Linnaeus’s greatest visual collaborator, was born.
1781 Adelbert von Chamisso, the Romantic poet, naturalist, and botanist on the Rurik expedition who named the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and collected thousands of plants worldwide, was born.
1847 Yerba Buena Becomes San Francisco, as the little settlement named for a “good herb” mint was officially renamed, soon to become a city that countless writers claimed was as close to heaven as earth could manage.
1878 Louise Beebe Wilder, the influential American garden writer who championed color theory, moonlight gardens, and rock gardening with her brisk, opinionated prose, was born.
Unearthed Words
Gentle, moral, and garden-sweet verses by Ann Taylor, inviting children to “come and play in the garden,” warning against gaudy vanity, and celebrating the humble daisy. The Garden Poems of Ann Taylor
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Great Gifts for Gardeners
Stonebriar 9" Clear Glass Dome Cloche with Rustic Wooden Base – $31.99
Today's Botanic Spark
Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart
1784 Elizabeth Wirt & The American Floral Dictionary celebrates the once-anonymous “Lady” whose charming, quote-filled floral dictionary became a beloved, frequently reprinted guide to flower meanings and botanical lore in early America.
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