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Today we remember the beloved botanist who served on Captain Cook’s third South Seas trip. We’ll also learn about the Austrian botanist and monk who pioneered the study of heredity. We celebrate the usefulness of daylilies. We also honor the life of a young man who was killed paying his florist bill and the life of the garden writer who wrote for The New Yorker. We’ll hear some poems that highlight the Garden as a sanctuary, a holy place to…
Read MoreToday we celebrate the decoupage botanical artist that left her mark on botanical history. We’ll also learn about a Louisiana botanist, naturalist, and author who lived in a home called Briarwood. We salute the English poet who was killed in WWI – he appreciated the pure beauty of flowers. We also recognize one of Canada’s leading botanists – he was 90 years old when he died on this day 100 years ago. We honor July with a beautiful poem called…
Read MoreToday we celebrate the English naturalist who kept a journal for almost three decades. We’ll also learn about the famous English novelist who loved to garden. We salute the father of American landscape architecture and his trip to Gettysburg on this day in 1863. We also recognize the Spanish woman who pioneered a system of organic gardening known as synergistic gardening. We’ll hear a classic poem for gardeners. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book devoted to the ecology,…
Read MoreToday we celebrate one of Alabama’s first botanists and the poet who went by the pseudonym AE. We’ll also learn about Wood Expert and xylotomist (“xy·lot·o·mist”) who solved the crime of the century. We celebrate one of the 20th century’s leading landscape architects. We also celebrate the Dog Days of summer through poetry. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about plant passion and inspiration to “Cultivate Green Space in Your Home and Heart.” And then we’ll wrap things…
Read MoreToday we celebrate an English poet who was good friends with Alexander Pope. We’ll also learn about the French painter, famous for his landscapes. We celebrate the co-creator of a new hybrid of popcorn called “snowflake.” We also celebrate some of the flowers of the July garden with some poetry. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that helps us explore the world of botanical fragrance. And then we’ll wrap things up with a story about a legendary Indiana…
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