March 21, 2022 Jean-Paul Friedrich Richter, Harry Lutf Verne Fletcher, Richard Henry Martin Robinson, The Essentials of Garden Design by John Brookes, and Phyllis McGinley
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1763 Birth of Jean-Paul Friedrich Richter, German Romantic writer known for his wit. He believed the beauty of poetry is timeless: “When one reads a poem in January, it is as lovely as when one goes for a walk in June.”
1902 Birth of Harry Lutf Verne Fletcher, English gardening author who wrote under pen names John Garden and John Hereford. In Purest Pleasure, he reminded us, “Who has learned to garden who did not at the same time learn to be patient?”
1917 Birth of Richard Henry Martin Robinson, horticultural photographer and gardener who transformed Hyde Hall’s challenging landscape into a masterpiece that was gifted to the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993, alongside his wife Helen’s vision and dedication.
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1905 Birth of Phyllis McGinley, Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet noted for her clever and charming reflections on suburban life and gardening obsessions. In The Province of the Heart, she wrote, “The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession.”
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