October 14, 2021 Ron Kujawski, Tad Lincoln, Katherine Mansfield, Pulp Fiction, Eva Ibbotson, Seeking Eden by Staci Catron and Mary Eaddy, and Masaoka Shiki
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Botanical History On This Day
1862 On this day, President Abraham Lincoln wrote to Navy Captain John Dalgren requesting a “little gun that he can not hurt himself with” for his youngest son, 9-year-old Tad. Tad’s imaginary battles with his doll, Jack, in the White House gardens charmed gardeners and family alike, culminating in Jack’s presidential pardon after a white house strawberry incident.
1888 Birth of Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand poet and writer whose vivid garden imagery and emotional short stories, like those in The Garden Party, celebrate the intimate connections between nature and human life.
1994 Quentin Tarantino’s film Pulp Fiction premiered, delighting audiences with pop culture moments, including Uma Thurman’s memorable tomato joke that playfully captures the humor in garden harvests and family life.
Unearthed Words
“Gardeners are never wicked, are they?' said Ruth.
'Obstinate and grumpy and wanting to be alone, but not wicked.
Oh, look at that creeper! I've always loved October so much, haven't you? I can see why it's called the Month of the Angels.”
— Eva Ibbotson, The Morning Gift
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Explore Seeking Eden by Staci L. Catron and Mary Ann Eaddy, a 2018 collection tracing Georgia’s historic gardens from the 18th to 20th centuries. This 488-page book reveals the deep-rooted passion for gardens in Georgia, featuring a diverse range of types, from colonial to urban conservation landscapes.
Buy the book on Amazon: Seeking Eden by Staci L. Catron and Mary Ann Eaddy
Today's Botanic Spark
1867 Birth of Masaoka Shiki, one of the four masters who transformed haiku into the modern form we know today. His nearly 20,000 haiku capture the fleeting beauty of nature, including a poignant poem about seeds planted in autumn gardens despite his battle with tuberculosis.
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