February 7, 2022 Cadwallader Colden, Charles Dickens, Henri Frederic Amiel, Green by Ula Maria, and Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Botanical History On This Day
1688 Birth of Cadwallader Colden, Scottish-American physician, botanist, and Lieutenant Governor of New York. He nurtured his daughter Jane’s passion for botany, which led to her becoming America's first female botanist, and is commemorated in the plant genus Coldenia.
1812 Birth of Charles Dickens, English Victorian writer whose garden at Gad’s Hill Place was a daily retreat. His favorite flower was the Mrs. Pollock geranium, which he wore on his lapel, and his novels abound with garden imagery celebrating nature’s beauty amid life’s struggles.
1880 On this day, Swiss philosopher and poet Henri Frederic Amiel wrote about a silvery, enchanted winter landscape marked by velvet frost and fog, a dreamy grace unlike the gloom of industrial cities.
Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation
Explore Green by Ula Maria, a 2020 guide to creating stylish and vibrant small outdoor spaces. Lithuanian landscape designer Ula Maria offers practical ideas and inspiring imagery to transform balconies and gardens into personalized oases embracing the beauty of nature’s imperfect edges.
Buy the book on Amazon: Green
Today's Botanic Spark
1867 Birth of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author and naturalist widely known for her Little House books. Before she was a writer, Laura was a dedicated gardener and farmer, advocating for gardening from winter seed catalog planning to summer harvests as a way to nurture body and soul.
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