Posts Tagged ‘Boston’
Unmoved by Mountains: The Enigmatic Life of Charles Sprague Sargent
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1841 On this day, the horticultural world was graced with the birth of Charles Sprague Sargent, a man destined to become one of America’s most distinguished botanists. Charles, a figure as…
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2021 Eight Steps to Create a Stunning Winter Garden, Olga Owens Huckins, Larry McGraw, How Often Should You Prune Your Willows, Botanicals: 100 Postcards, and a Winter Joy: Scented Houseplants
Today we celebrate a woman who helped change the way pesticides were used in the United States. We’ll also learn about the man who taught thousands of people how to prune and graft fruit trees and also founded the Home Orchard Society. We’ll hear about how to prune Willow (Salix) trees with one of my…
Read MoreNovember Strawberry Picking Sparks a Friendly Competition Between Two New England Farmers
“The New London Advocate noticed the fact that strawberries had been picked from the garden of Mr Brandegree and asked, ‘Who can beat this?'” November 22, 1843 On this day, the New England Farmer out of Boston posted a story called Strawberries in November. The article revealed friendly competition between two strawberry growers: Mr. Brandegree…
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