Posts Tagged ‘Cut Flowers’
Outside In by Sean A. Pritchard
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Outside In by Sean A. Pritchard This book came out in 2024, and the subtitle is A Year of Growing and Displaying. In this enchanting debut,…
Read MoreUnveiling the Secrets of Peony Perfection: Lessons from 1908
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 8, 1908 On this day, dear readers, a most intriguing review of the Peterson Nursery in Chicago graced the pages of horticultural discourse, offering a tantalizing glimpse into their annual peony week.…
Read MoreThe Preakness Stakes and the Timeless Tale of the Black-Eyed Susan
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 27, 1873 On this day, Baltimore’s splendid Pimlico Race Course played host to the inaugural Preakness Stakes—a race destined to become the darling of the Triple Crown, running its course two weeks…
Read MoreOtto Emery Jennings: The Curator Who Saved the Blazing Star
The Blazing Star Today is the anniversary of the death of the former curator at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and devoted scientist Otto Emery Jennings. He died at the age of 86. In 1904, Jennings started out as the custodian at the Carnegie Museum. Otto kept climbing the ladder, and over the span…
Read MoreOlaus Rudbeck: The Voice, the Fire, and the Black-Eyed Susan
Renaissance Man Today is the anniversary of the death of Olaus Rudbeck, who died on this day in 1702. Olaus Rudbeck was born in Sweden. He was a “Renaissance man.” He contributed to medicine, especially anatomy. Rudbeck was a professor at the University of Uppsala, where he taught medicine, botany, mathematics, astronomy, and architecture. One…
Read MoreHome Decor Tips for Cut Flowers from 1909: Floral Arranging Tips, Using Vases, Getting the Kids to Help, and the Kindness of Gifting Flowers
“If you can possibly manage it… go out occasionally with the children and help them gather the flowers. Teach them harmony of color and grace of arrangement.” August 27, 1909 On this day, a little article appeared in The St. John Weekly News out of St. John, Kansas, titled Making Home Attractive by Ruth Cameron.…
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