November 18, 2020 Winter Garden Plants, William Shenstone, Leo Lesquereux, Asa Gray, Beverley Nichols, The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing House Plants by Kay Maguire, and Goldenrod
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Botanical History On This Day
1714 William Shenstone, poet and landscape gardener, shaped his farm “The Leasowes” into a pioneering ornamented landscape—complete with views, poems, and resting benches for guests.
1806 Charles Leo Lesquereux, Swiss-American bryologist, overcame deafness to co-author the foundational works on American mosses with W.S. Sullivant.
1810 Asa Gray, Harvard botanist and early advocate of Darwin, helped usher American botany onto the world stage and co-wrote Flora of North America.
1843 Cranberry Craze—reports of booming demand and Michigan barrels racing east marked a ruby-red moment in America’s seasonal produce lore.
Unearthed Words
Gardens don’t like to be ignored—especially in winter, when their quiet beauty asks only to be seen. Beverley Nichols
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Today's Botanic Spark
1881 Asa Gray’s birthday letter & goldenrod lore—Gray lamented the “endless and hopeless” asters, praised hopeful Solidago, and left us fun facts about goldenrod and Edison’s rubber experiment.
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