March 5, 2021 What to Plant in March, Anna Scripps Whitcomb, Idabelle Firestone, A March Garden Diary, Floral Cocktails by Lottie Muir, and Flowers for the Country Border
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Botanical History On This Day
1866 Birth of orchid enthusiast Anna Scripps Whitcomb, whose dedication and team enabled the growth and display of thousands of delicate orchids. Anna generously gifted her extensive collection to Detroit’s Belle Isle Conservatory, now renamed in her honor as the oldest continually-running conservatory in the U.S.
2012 Highlighting philanthropist and gardener Idabelle Firestone, who embraced gardening and music, composing nature-inspired songs, and generously supporting nursing education. Her life blended creativity, gardens, and charity with enduring grace.
Unearthed Words
In The Flower Garden Day by Day, Mrs. Francis King (Louisa Boyd Yeomans King) invites gardeners to watch for early spring signs, such as daffodil spears and tulip blooms. She emphasizes the importance of keeping a garden notebook as an essential gardening habit.
Grow That Garden Library™
Explore Floral Cocktails by Lottie Muir, a 2019 guide with 40 recipes for flower-powered drinks, including floral syrups and botanical cocktails like lavender gin and rose petal vodka. Perfect inspiration for gardeners who love to blend nature and mixology.
Buy the book on Amazon: Floral Cocktails
Today's Botanic Spark
2017 Maureen Gilmour celebrates the resilient perennials of farm life in Flowers for the Country Border, highlighting tough favorites like bee balm, coneflowers, and fennel that thrive with little fuss and bring color and wildlife to rural gardens.
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