Posts Tagged ‘Burpee Seeds’
Idabelle Firestone: Songs, Seeds, and a Philanthropic Garden Legacy
“In My Garden” March 5, 2012 Today The Akron Beacon Journal shared a story about some of the wealthiest women in Akron Ohio during the Victorian era. One of the women profiled was the gardener, composer, songwriter, and philanthropist Idabelle Firestone. As you might have suspected, Idabelle was the wife of rubber baron Harvey Firestone. In 1929,…
Read MoreElbert Hubbard: The Philosopher Who Would Trade Bread for Hyacinths
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 19, 1856 On this day, dear gardeners, we celebrate the birth of one Elbert Green Hubbard—a man whose flowery words have seeded themselves across the literary landscape with as much vigor as…
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