Posts Tagged ‘Charles Joseph Sauriol’
June 13, 2019 Repurposed Planter Idea, Martha Washington, George Thurtell, David Douglas, William Butler Yeats, Charles Joseph Sauriol, The Flower Fix by Anna Potter, Love in a Mist, Nigella, and James Clerk Maxwell and his Peacock Gardeners
My aunt Debbie in Des Moines sent me some fantastic pictures of a great portable elevated planter idea. She was at Lowes, and they had taken two old Weber grills and had spray-painted them different colors. Then, they turned them into planters. In between the two of them, they placed a bench. What a great…
Read MoreBlissful Memory of the Don
by Charles Joseph Sauriol With summer’s heat, the weeks sped by, And springtime streams did all but dry. But days grew short and followed on, Oh, blissful memory of the Don. Of you, we think with saddened heart, Our time is up and we must part. Note: The naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol, an…
Read MoreWood Fire Perfume
by Charles Joseph Sauriol The perfume I liked was the smell of a Wood Fire. Planting seed or trees was preferable to throwing one’s seed around recklessly… The dance floor I knew best was a long carpet of Pine Needles. Note: The naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol, an esteemed son of Toronto, was born on…
Read MoreMay 3, 2019 National Garden Meditation Day, Walter Elias Broadway, Henry Shaw, Saks 5th Avenue, Valley of Flowers Festival, Charles Joseph Sauriol, American Eden, Victoria Johnson, Panoramic Photos, and Remembering Plant Names
Today is National Garden Meditation Day. Forget about your troubles Go to the garden (if you’re not there already). Feel the breeze or the sprinkles. Smell the rain. Look at all the signs of life around you… all the shades of green emerging from the ground. Listen to the sound of spring. Garden time is…
Read MoreCold Frames for the Spring Garden: A 1938 Diary Entry from a Canadian Naturalist
“A few frames can represent a whole wildflower garden in seed.” April 9, 1938 On this day, Canadian Naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol wrote about his cold frames in his diary. There are five frames in all, three are for herbs, the other two are for wildflower seeding. The frames are 3 feet by 3 feet……
Read MoreCelebrating Spring in a Wildflower Garden: A 1938 Diary Entry from a Canadian Naturalist
“Cautious little down covered stems and buds that will later become Hepaticas…” April 4, 1938 On this day, Canadian Naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol wrote in his diary: For a few minutes this morning I fumbled around my Wild Flower garden… Little points which will soon be Bloodroots. Cautious little down covered stems and buds that…
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