Posts Tagged ‘Fiorello LaGuardia’
New York’s 99th Mayor: Fiorello LaGuardia aka Little Flower
The Little Flower who Fought for Big Justice December 11, 1882 Happy birthday to the American attorney and politician known as Little Flower, aka Fiorello LaGuardia, born on Sullivan Street in Greenwich Village. LaGuardia was called Little Flower during his lifetime because Fiorello means little flower in Italian. In addition, Fiorello is generally regarded as…
Read MoreDecember 11, 2020 Brazil’s Deforestation Surges, Jacob Schneck, Henry David Thoreau, Victor Lemoine, Edgar Albert Guest, Growing Perennial Foods by Acadia Tucker and Krishna Chavda, and Fiorello LaGuardia
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Brazil’s Amazon: Deforestation ‘surges to 12-year high’ | BBC News Botanical History On This Day 1843 Jacob Schneck, the Illinois physician-botanist who discovered the Schneck…
Read MoreFiorello LaGuardia: The Little Flower and Legendary Mayor of New York City
Little Flower Happy birthday to the Little Flower, aka Fiorello LaGuardia, who was born on this day in 1882 on Sullivan Street in Greenwich Village. Mayor LaGuardia often referred to as the Little Flower (Fiorello means little flower in Italian). Although the reference could be construed as a slight for LaGuardia’s short stature (he was…
Read MoreDecember 11, 2019 Chinese Witch Hazel, Oca & Mashua Tubers, College Glen, Martin Sesse, Jacob Schneck, Victor Lemoine, Fiorello LaGuardia, Countertop Gardens by Shelley Levis, Galison Butterfly Puzzle, and the Shasta Snow-Wreath
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Chinese Witch Hazel Plant story – Hamamelis mollis – The English Garden @theenglishgarden.co.uk Here’s the story behind the beautiful Chinese witch hazel – Hamamelis mollis.…
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