March 9, 2021 See America’s Top Spring Gardens, Karl Foerster, Vita Sackville-West, Gardener’s Latin, Flower Confidential by Amy Stewart and Berton Braley’s Botany Poem
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Botanical History On This Day
1874 Birth of German plant breeder and garden designer Karl Foerster, whose high standards for hardy, resilient perennials shaped the New German Garden Style. He famously stopped a train to collect the grass that now bears his name and believed, “Grasses are the hair of mother earth.”
1892 Birthday of English author and garden designer Vita Sackville-West, creator of the famed Sissinghurst Garden. Vita’s passionate, romantic gardening style included planting 11,000 daffodils as a wartime symbol of hope and legacy.
Unearthed Words
In A Gardener's Latin, Richard Bird explores how plant names reflect their personality and beauty, with terms like vulgari meaning 'common' and dius signifying 'divine beauty,' revealing a poetic layer behind botanical Latin.
Grow That Garden Library™
Explore Flower Confidential by Amy Stewart, a 2008 deep dive into the global flower industry. From genetically modified blue roses to high-end organic growers, Amy's book reveals the dazzling and sometimes gritty world behind the blooms.
Buy the book on Amazon: Flower Confidential
Today's Botanic Spark
Celebrate the joy of botanical study with Berton Braley’s playful poem “Botany,” which reminds gardeners that learning about plants sharpens the mind and deepens their connection to the natural world.
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