September 23, 2019 The Autumn Equinox, Kubla Khan, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Plants by Lewis and Clark, Stuart Robertson, Ruth Patrick, Poems about September, Plant Parenting by Leslie Halleck, Moving Plants, and the 1937 Rose Garden in Hershey, Pennsylvania

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Today is the first day of Autumn, also referred to as the Autumn Equinox. Equinox means ‘equal night.’ On this day, both day and night are nearly the same lengths. Thereafter, the dark part of the year begins.       Brevities #OTD Today is the birthday of the grandson of Genghis Khan, Kubla Khan,…

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When the Goldenrod is Yellow

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by Beverly Ashour When the goldenrod is yellow, And leaves are turning brown – Reluctantly the summer goes In a cloud of thistledown. When squirrels are harvesting And birds in flight appear – By these autumn signs, we know. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful…

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