Posts Tagged ‘Clematis’
February 12, 2021 Organizing the Garden Shed, Jan Swammerdam, George Jackman, Walking Through the Garden at Night, Desert Gardens of Steve Martino by Caren Yglesias, and Celebrating William Mason
Today we celebrate the man who discovered the queen bee had ovaries, and he also said the head of the colony was not a king – but a queen. We’ll also learn about the family behind the ubiquitous Jackman Clematis – it’s the one with the large dark purple flowers with yellow centers. We hear…
Read MoreRemembering Surrey Nurseryman George Jackman and the Purple Jackman Clematis
“The beginning of the year 1840 was a terrible time in the life of George Jackman. He lost his wife, Mary, in January and his father, William, in February. In twenty-five days, George and his 3-year-old son, George II, were alone. The nursery became the center of their world.” February 12, 1869 On this day,…
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