Botanicum Archives

February 1, 2021 Why Deadwood Should Be Removed, Langston Hughes, Ben Hur Lampman, How to Start a Garden, Botanicum by Kathy Willis, and the Language of Trees

Today we celebrate a Harlem poet who loved children and flowers. We’ll also learn about a newspaperman who wrote a fantastic essay about a harbinger of spring: the skunk cabbage. We’ll hear some thoughts on how to start a garden. We Grow That Garden Library™ with an extraordinary book that takes us on a tour of brilliantly curated plant…

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Botanicum by Katie Scott and Kathy Willis This book came out in 2017 and the subtitle is Welcome to the Museum. I got my copy of this book last week, and it immediately became one of my favorites. The cover is spectacular, and seeing it on my ottoman…