Posts Tagged ‘Arkansas’
July 30, 2020 A Call to Decolonise Botanical Collections, Castor Bean, Emily Brontë, Ellis Rowan, the Arkansas State Flower, Alfred Joyce Kilmer, Natural Living Style by Selina Lake and Disney’s Flowers and Trees
Today we celebrate the author and poet who wrote some beautiful garden verses. We’ll also learn about a magnificent Australian artist and botanical illustrator, and her art is now part of Australia’s national library. We celebrate the selection of the State Flower for Arkansas – and the very cute story of how it came to…
Read MoreMrs. Love Wilkin Barton’s Floral Emblem Crusade: How the Apple Blossom Bloomed Victorious in Arkansas
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 30, 1901 On this day, dear gardeners, a most fascinating floral fracas unfolded in the hallowed halls of Arkansas’ General Assembly. The esteemed legislators, in their infinite wisdom, selected the apple blossom…
Read MoreJuly 30, 2019 Growing Castor Bean, Emily Brontë, Ellis Rowan, the Arkansas Apple Blossom, Russell Baker, Bev Adams, Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead by Martin Wood and Judith Tankard, Pruning Blackberries or Boysenberries, and Walt Disney’s Flowers and Trees
Have you tried growing Castor Bean? It’s one of Michael Pollen’s favorite plants. Check out the way he starts his article on the plant called, “Consider the Castor Bean”: “Pretty they are not, but a garden can labor under a surfeit “surfut” of prettiness, be too sweet or cheerful for its own good. Sometimes what’s…
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