Posts Tagged ‘Forsythia’
How Cornelia Vanderbilt’s Wedding Day was Saved by Biltmore’s Gardeners
“In 2001, the Biltmore commemorated the 75th anniversary of the wedding with a month-long celebration among 2,500 blooming roses in June.” April 29, 1924 Today is the wedding day of Cornelia Vanderbilt. This year (2021) marks her 95th wedding anniversary. When Cornelia married British nobility, the diplomat John Cecil, the wedding flowers had been…
Read MoreApril 29, 2021 Forsythia, Hunter’s Home Diary, Agnes Chase, Toni Morrison on spring, Life Among the Texas Flora by Minetta Altgelt Goyne, and Cornelia Vanderbilt
Today we celebrate the botanical pastimes of two young women in Oklahoma back in 1850. We’ll also learn about a female botanical pioneer who specialized in grasses. We’ll hear some thoughts on spring from a beloved American author. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book featuring the letters from a Texas pioneer botanist. And…
Read MoreMarch 1, 2021 Thirty Irresistible Plants for Butterflies, Catharina Dörrien, Lenore Mulets, Alice and Forsythia, Fearless Gardening by Loree Bohl, and a Little Rose History with Fun Facts
Today we celebrate the first woman to describe Fungi (“funj-eye”) using the Linnaean system of classification. We’ll also learn about a little-known prolific nature and floral writer from the 1800s. We hear a little recollection by a garden writer who received an armload of Forsythia from a friend named Alice, just when she needed it…
Read MoreForsythia’s Namesake: A Birthday Tribute to William Forsyth
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 25, 1804 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a most remarkable Scottish botanist, one William Forsyth. A man of extraordinary vision and, dare I say, peculiar tastes…
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