January 31, 2020 Calendula Tincture, Growing Artichokes, Melvin Bergeson, the American Iris Society, Isabella Preston, Hazel Schmoll, Horace Hagedorn, Bernard Barton, Life List by Olivia Gentile, Wooden Letters, Prospect Cottage and Derek Jarman
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Calendula Tincture Recipe - Health and Wellness - Mother Earth Living
Start simple on your home apothecary with this multi-purpose calendula remedy. This calendula tincture is easy to make and perfect in teas, baths, and astringent solutions.
Artichoke: Sow and Grow Guide, Articles & Blogs: Botanical Interests
By sowing artichokes early, the plants can be subjected to vernalization (a cold period) of at least two weeks, growing at 40°-50°F, which triggers artichokes to form in the season.
Botanical History On This Day
1906 Melvin Bergeson & the Red Splendor Crab, the Fertile, Minnesota, nurseryman whose hardy Red Splendor crabapple became a beloved ornamental and winter food source for wildlife, was born.
1920 The American Iris Society was founded with an initial 60 members, launching a century-long mission to celebrate and advance the “flower of the rainbow.”
1965 Isabella Preston, Canada’s first professional woman plant breeder, famed for her lilies, lilacs, and practical rock garden advice, died in Ottawa.
1990 Hazel Schmoll, Colorado botanist and conservationist who championed the Rocky Mountain Columbine and the protection of wilderness, died.
2005 Horace Hagedorn, marketing mastermind behind Miracle-Gro and generous philanthropist who urged gardeners to give back to the earth, died.
Unearthed Words
Verses by Quaker poet Bernard Barton—heralding the crocus, a provident squirrel, and the quiet comforts of winter evenings spent with books and “the flow of the soul.” The Winter Verses of Bernard Barton
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Great Gifts for Gardeners
Wooden Letters – 144-Count Alphabet Letters and Numbers for DIY Craft & Home Décor by Juvale
Today's Botanic Spark
Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart
1942 Birth of Derek Jarman, whose Shingle Garden at Dungeness celebrates the English filmmaker and gardener who turned a harsh, stony shore beneath a nuclear power plant into a poetic, tar-black cottage garden filled with resilient plants, driftwood relics, and sunshine carried in the heart.
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