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Today we celebrate the plant named in honor of Queen Victoria and the President of Peru and Bolivia. We’ll learn about the Mother of Balboa Park and how the world seed bank was saved during WWII. We’ll hear the Garden Poem that celebrates the end of the apple- picking season. We Grow That Garden Library with a book from the author who was pulled out of her grief by nature walks with Marion Satterlee. I’ll talk about an on-trend and portable way…
Read MoreToday we celebrate the Landscape Architect, who left a mark on over 50 towns in the United States. We’ll learn about The Botany Man, who helped start The Sierra Club. We’ll hear beautiful words about the mists of November from two of the world’s best nature writers. We Grow That Garden Library with the book written by the wife of the author of Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web. I’ll talk about getting your outdoor rugs cleaned, and then we’ll wrap things up…
Read MoreToday we celebrate the Versailles botanist who started organizing plants in a new way but kept his method a secret. We’ll learn about the young New Yorker and garden writer who met the perfect botanical illustrator for her garden books in the hospital as she was battling influenza. We’ll hear some glorious thoughts on November from the author of “Butternut Wisdom.” We Grow That Garden Library with a book that helps us grow more by going vertical in our gardens.…
Read MoreToday we celebrate the botanist who created the second botanical garden in the United States and the botanist who was a dear friend to Asa Gray and was with him as he saw first hand one of the most sought after plants of the 1800s. We’ll hear some words about the falling leaves and autumn senescence. We Grow That Garden Library with a book that is so gorgeous that some folks buy copies to cut out the pages to frame…
Read MoreToday we celebrate fall through the eyes of a writer and naturalist from the year 1855 and the botanist honored with building on the University of Glasgow. We’ll learn about the Indian botanist who bred a new species of sugar cane and the Arizona Palm – yes, it does exist! We’ll hear some November Poems. We Grow That Garden Library with a book that helps us savor the garden through our five senses. I’ll talk about the task some gardeners…
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