September 23, 2021 Small Flowering Shrubs, Horace Walpole, Mary Coleridge, Dayton University Botanical Park, the National Nlower, Alice Hoffman, Will Bonsall, and Edgar Lee Masters
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Botanical History On This Day
1760 Birth of William Beckford, English novelist, travel writer, and architect, known for his passion for Italianate gardens. He designed Lansdown Cemetery’s pleasure garden and famously wrote, “Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul to.”
1810 Birth of Elizabeth Gaskell, English novelist and gardener celebrated for weaving flowers, fragrances, and country life into her works such as Mary Barton and Wives and Daughters. She valued the simple joy of lilies of the valley gathered by loved ones over expensive bouquets.
1920 Birth of Geoffry B. Charlesworth, garden author admired for the quirky charm of plants like the Devil’s Claw. He described gardening as a gymnasium of life where energy is spent, muscles develop, and even accidents contribute to the experience.
Unearthed Words
In Autumn, Ali Smith paints a poetic picture of September’s transition from summer warmth to autumn’s chill, filled with golden crops, humming hedgerows, and the echoes of departing swifts.
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Today's Botanic Spark
1902 Birth of Jean Hersey, American garden writer known for capturing the rich sensory details of September’s asters, sumac, wild grapes, and charming “ping-pong tomatoes” that won first prize in a garden show.
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