Posts Tagged ‘Autumn’
November 06, 2024 Finding Hope in the November Garden, Alice Lounsberry, Frank Kingdon-Ward, Favorite Poems for the Garden by Bushel & Peck Books, and Martha Turnbull
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1868 The botanist and garden writer Alice Lounsberry is born in New York City. 1885 The renowned British botanist and explorer Frank…
Read MoreOctober 6, 2021 Garden Border Ideas, Charles Wilkins Short, André Soulié, Levi James Russell, Susan Hill, The Tree Book by Michael Dirr and Keith Warren, and Chris Howell
Today in botanical history, we celebrate a Kentucky botanist, a French priest and plant explorer, and a Texas doctor and botanist. We’ll hear an excerpt from Susan Hill’s book, The Magic Apple Tree. We Grow That Garden Library™ with another great book by Michael Dirr. And then we’ll wrap things up with a reminder from…
Read MoreLooking for Fall Nature Music? Check Out Autumn Leaves by Roger Williams
Autumn Leaves November 19, 1955 On this day, Autumn Leaves by Roger Williams reached the top spot on the music charts. Autumn Leaves was Roger’s most successful song and the first instrumental song to reach number 1 on the Billboard charts during the rock era. As a performer, Roger Williams was less flamboyant than Liberace. He was,…
Read MoreLetting Go: Garden Writer Elizabeth Lawrence on the Death of her Father
“Autumn asks that we prepare for the future — that we be wise in the ways of garnering and keeping. But it also asks that we learn to let go — to acknowledge the beauty of sparseness.” Late October, 1935, Duke Hospital in Durham The garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence visited her father in the hospital.…
Read MoreAdjusting to Fall: Three Activities for Gardeners to Achieve Balance
“Our work in the garden is not like other work we perform. To make up for this loss of grounding and stilling work, adding in more opportunities for stillness can bring calm and a sense of balance. Curl up in your favorite chair. Fill a corner of a room with houseplants and sit beside them.…
Read MoreCelebrating Ian Hamilton Finlay: the Little Sparta Scottish Gardener, Artist, and Poet
“Finlay created a one-of-a-kind garden that incorporated sculptures, words, architecture, and poetry. He named his garden Little Sparta, which he considered a living piece of art.” October 28, 1925 On this day, the Scottish poet, artist, and gardener Ian Hamilton Finlay was born. Finlay created a one-of-a-kind garden that incorporated sculptures, words, architecture, and…
Read MoreCelebrate Colorful Fall Favorites with Garden Designer and Writer Kelly Norris
“My next find [is] a colony of dwarf fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii). These happy companions to daphnes and rhododendrons look sumptuous this time of year..” October 8, 2009 On this day, botanist Kelly Norris wrote a post about the colors of fall and his favorite plants in a post called Candy Shop. Here’s an excerpt: Today…
Read MorePraise for the Kings of the 1915 Autumn Garden: Goldenrod and Aster
“…the black-eyed Susans are closing their long campaign, chicory is losing its last pale blue, and the aster and goldenrod are left not exactly blooming alone but the kings of the floral world.” September 25, 1915 On this day, the Burlington, Vermont newspaper shared a little article about September flowers, focusing mainly on the goldenrod…
Read MoreA 1967 Hit for Your Fall Garden Playlist: Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie by Jay & The Techniques
“If you’re looking for something catchy and sweet for your fall playlist in the garden, consider adding Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie.” September 24, 1967 On this day, the song Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie by Jay & The Techniques reached number 8 on the Top 40 music charts. The lyrics are a throwback to a childhood expression,…
Read MoreGardener & Writer Ruth Oren on the Autumn Garden: It’s Time to Enjoy the No-Garden Garden
“If you find yourself up to your ears in gardening chores, something is wrong. This pause in mid-summer is necessary for humans as well as plants.” July 30, 1966 On this day, a garden writer named Ruth Oren shared her thoughts on the summer garden in her Down to Earth column in The Daily News out…
Read MoreGarden Writer Elizabeth Lawrence on Writing and the Beautiful Nerine in the Autumn Garden
“If you get back before I do… will you see if Nerine undulatais in bloom? And if it is, pick it when all of the flowers are out, and put it in your refrigerator until I get back. It bloomed last year while I was gone, and I have never seen it, and it is…
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