March 16, 2021 Rewilding Your Land, Anna Atkins, Martinus Beijerinck (“By-a-rink”), Constance Spry during WWII, Garden Design Master Class by Carl Dellatore, and the Legend of the Trailing Arbutus
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Botanical History On This Day
1799 Birth of Anna Children Atkins, English botanist and pioneering photographer credited with publishing the first book illustrated with photographs. Using the cyanotype process—origin of the blueprint name—her 1843 work, Photographs of British Algae, remains a treasured botanical art legacy.
1851 Birth of Dutch botanist and microbiologist Martinus Beijerinck, who discovered viruses while researching tobacco plant diseases, revealing that agents smaller than bacteria cause infection, a foundation for virology studies still relevant today.
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Constance Spry’s wartime resolve kept her flower shop open amid bombings and chaos, believing flowers helped people feel normal during crisis. Her story of resilience and joy through blooms is shared in The Surprising Life of Constance Spry.
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Today's Botanic Spark
1927 On this day, Nelva Weber celebrated the delicate Trailing Arbutus flower, a harbinger of spring, with a rich Native American legend promising protection and love. Her reflections remind us that kindness and thoughtfulness along our life path bring the true charm of happiness.
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