Posts Tagged ‘Chinese Wilson’
Ernest H. Wilson at 1930 Connecticut Horticultural Exposition: Championing Gardening for Youth
The Joys of Gardening Today, in 1930, Dr. Ernest H. Wilson, also known as “Chinese” Wilson, spoke at a banquet room at the Hotel Bond as part of the Connecticut Horticultural Exposition. Wilson’s speech drew loud applause when he predicted that people would have more and more spare time on their hands in the future.…
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2019 Charmed by Yellow Wax-Bells, Daniel Cady Eaton, Arthur Shurcliff, Chinese Wilson, Agatha Christie, Beverley Nichols, Lemon Herbs by Ellen Spector Platt, Hanging Basket Tidy Up , and a Record-Setting Apple from 1843
How’s your garden doing? Is there something blooming that is stealing your heart? In my garden, I’m especially enjoying the Yellow wax-bells or Kirengeshoma palmata (“kih-ren-gesh-OH-mah palm-AY-tah”). Heidi Heiland installed these for me last summer during my garden renovation. They are right up by my front door in a North-facing garden – and I see…
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