Posts Tagged ‘Cherry Blossoms’
From Altar to Arbor: The Fruitful Union of David and Marian Fairchild
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1905 On this most auspicious day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the union of two extraordinary souls: the eminent botanist David Fairchild and his beloved Marian Graham Bell, daughter of the…
Read MoreBlooming Brilliance: How Paul George Russell Helped to Transform Washington’s Spring
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1889 On this day, the botanical world welcomed a new blossom in the form of Paul George Russell, an American botanist whose life would become as intricately woven into the fabric…
Read MorePruning Words: Matsuo Basho and the Art of Haiku
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 28, 1694 On this day, the garden of Japanese poetry lost one of its most exquisite blooms. Matsuo Basho, the master gardener of haiku, breathed his last, leaving behind a legacy as…
Read MoreBetting on Blossoms: Brooklyn’s Cherry Promise
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 29, 2017 Even when spring is coy, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden knows the heart’s calendar. On this day, The New York Times tweeted: The Brooklyn Botanic Garden cherry blossom festival is set…
Read MoreReflections of Henri-Frédéric Amiel: Six Years, Snowstorms, and Blossoming Trees
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 1849 Dearest reader, On this day, our contemplative friend Henri-Frédéric Amiel, that ever-thoughtful philosopher-poet of Geneva, took up his pen as snow fell upon his city. He wrote, “It is six years…
Read MoreBrooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Blossom Festival: Nature’s Timing and New York’s Celebration
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 29, 2017 Dearest reader, On this day, the New York Times, ever the chronicler of city life, announced with great anticipation that the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s cherry blossom festival was set for…
Read MoreA Life Among Flowering Treasures: Remembering Paul George Russell
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1889 Today marks the birthday of Paul George Russell, a botanical luminary born in the modest environs of Liverpool, New York. One might say he blossomed rather spectacularly from such ordinary…
Read More