May 5, 2021 Two Great Garden Design Tips,Thomas Hayton Mawson, Cecil Ross Pinsent, Planting on Fallow Ground, Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening by Matt Mattus and The Iowa State Flower
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Botanical History On This Day
1861 Birthday of British garden designer Thomas Hayton Mawson, a pioneering landscape architect whose influential book, The Art and Craft of Garden Making, shaped modern garden design. From private estates to public projects like the Peace Palace gardens in The Hague and Smoky Mountains National Park, Mawson’s legacy endures in elegant, thoughtful landscapes.
1884 Birthday of British garden architect Cecil Ross Pinsent, known for creating iconic Tuscan gardens such as La Foce. Tasked by Marchesa Iris Origo, Pinsent designed harmonious garden spaces blending structured hedges, cypress columns, and lush meadows within the rugged Italian landscape.
Unearthed Words
An excerpt from Robin McKinley’s Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast: After almost three years of fallow, the garden flourished with radishes the size of onions and potatoes like melons—the wild herb border running free, filling the air with wonderful scents, a testament to the power of patient cultivation and care.
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Read my review of Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening by Matt Mattus, a 2020 gardening master class for enthusiasts. Matt’s decades of experience yield expert advice on starting annual seeds, cultivating summer bulbs and vines, and maximizing garden structure with blooming shrubs—all brought to life with practical tips and inspiring stories.
Buy the book on Amazon: Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening: A Gardener’s Guide to Growing Flowers from Today’s Favorites to Unusual Varieties
Today's Botanic Spark
1897 The wild rose was officially designated the Iowa State Flower, celebrated by pioneers and immortalized in Major Samuel H. M. Byers’ poem “The Rose of Iowa.” The wild rose symbolizes beauty, tradition, and the spirit of the prairie, inspiring art, song, and devotion for generations.
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