December 9, 2020 Kenya’s Giant Fig Tree, Henry David Thoreau, Lorraine Collett, Peter Smithers, John Milton, The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens by Linda Chisholm and Peyton Zieger’s Sweet Potato Party
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Botanical History On This Day
1855 Henry David Thoreau at Walden watched the first fine snow “usher in” winter—only to turn to rain—and captured the fleeting transformation in his journal.
1892 Lorraine Collett (Sun-Maid “Raisin Girl”) inspired the iconic red-bonnet image after a sunny backyard moment became brand lore—and a watercolor that now hangs at Sun-Maid.
1913 Sir Peter Smithers, diplomat, spy, award-winning gardener, and “gardener with a camera,” found sanity after politics in rhododendrons, magnolias, and a labor-light garden philosophy.
Unearthed Words
Eleven blossoms strewn for a drowned friend—primrose to amaranthus—in a pastoral elegy. John Milton, “Lycidas”
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Today’s Botanic Spark
1969 Peyton Zieger’s Sweet Potato Party—a neighborly tasting that championed farmers, dazzled with 25 recipes, and crowned a cheesecake the crowd favorite (yes, with sweet potato punch!).
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