October 1, 2021 Pollinating via Toothbrush, LeRoy Abrams, Eudora Welty, Glenn Leiper, Neil Gaiman, Wreaths by Terri Chandler, and Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Botanical History On This Day
1874 Birth of LeRoy Abrams, American botanist and professor who explored Southern California extensively, collecting plant specimens from various terrains including Santa Barbara, Yuma, and Old Baldy. He published Flora of Los Angeles and Vicinity and taught botany at Stanford for 34 years, influencing many, including famed botanist Ynes Mexia.
1972 The Tampa Tribune profiled Eudora Welty, the American short story writer, during the writing of her last book, Losing Battles. Despite serious challenges such as nematode attacks on her roses, Welty maintained humor and perspective, reflecting how some characters—and roses—thrive while others don’t.
2019 Amateur botanist Glenn Leiper received the Australian Native Plants Award. He co-authored Mangroves to Mountains and rediscovered the once-thought-extinct rainforest myrtle tree, Gossia gonoclada. Glenn gained recognition for spotting a native violet from his car, resulting in a plant named Androcalva leiperi in his honor, showcasing his keen botanical eye.
Unearthed Words
In Season of Mists, Neil Gaiman shares his thoughtful, slightly cynical take on October, reminding us that ending a book is never the end of the story.
He suggests that true happy endings come from finding “a sunny place in a garden, where the light is golden, and the grass is soft; somewhere to rest, to stop reading, and to be content.”
Grow That Garden Library™
Discover Wreaths by Terri Chandler, a 2018 guide to creating fresh, foraged, and dried floral wreaths. Terri breaks down the fine art of wreath-making, showing how to play with color, texture, and natural elements to dress up unexpected spaces beyond the front door in creative ways.
Buy the book on Amazon: Wreaths by Terri Chandler
Today's Botanic Spark
2013 On this day, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer was published. Blending indigenous wisdom with scientific knowledge, Robin's poetic book teaches us to see gardens as living, loving entities and invites a deeper connection with the natural world.
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