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Elias Magnus Friesz

The Happy Botanist Today is the birthday of the botanist Elias Magnus Friesz, who is born on this day in Sweden. Now, the area where Elias grew up in Sweden was rich in fungi, and as luck would have it, his father was a self-taught botanist. Put those two things together, and it’s no wonder…

Elias Magnus Friesz

Dumbledore’s Best Friend Happy birthday to Elias Magnus Friesz, who is born on this day in 1794 in Sweden. The area where Friesz grew up was rich in fungi, and his father was a self-taught botanist. Put the two together, and it’s no wonder Friesz developed a lifelong interest in mycology. In fact, Friesz developed…

August 15, 2019 Garden Turmoil, Karl von Schreibers, Elias Magnus Friesz, John Torrey, Walter Crane, Geoff Hamilton, W.H. Auden, The Gardens of Emily Dickinson by Judith Farr, Pickerel Weed, and Sylvia Edlund

Last week was one of turmoil in my garden. We decided to put new windows and siding on the house. Then we decided to enjoy the ravages of a hail storm which dumped ping pong ball sized hail on the garden for about five minutes – the entire storm lasted 30 minutes. I always remind…