A Gardener’s Favorite: The Botany Poem by Berton Braley

Berton Braley

“There should be no monotony In studying your botany” American poet Berton Braley, published his light-hearted, clever poem, Botany, in the Science News Letter March 9, 1929  There should be no monotony In studying your botany, It helps to train And spur the brain– Unless you haven’t gotany. It teaches you, does Botany, To know…

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March 9, 2021 See America’s Top Spring Gardens, Karl Foerster, Vita Sackville-West, Gardener’s Latin, Flower Confidential by Amy Stewart and Berton Braley’s Botany Poem

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Today we celebrate an East German Nurseryman and plant breeder who is remembered in the name Feather Reed Grass. We’ll also learn about an exceptional English author and garden designer. We hear a little snippet about Gardener’s Latin as a clue to the meaning behind Plant Names. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a fantastic…

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Botany

by Berton Braley There should be no monotony In studying your botany; It helps to train And spur the brain– Unless you haven’t gotany.   It teaches you, does Botany, To know the plants and spotany, And learn just why They live or die– In case you plant or potany.   You learn, from reading…

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