Posts Tagged ‘fruit history’
The legend of the loganberry: Morris Bishop’s playful garden tale
by Morris Bishop A rose once bloomed in a garden, White and dainty and fair, By the garden wall at evenfall It dreamed and nodded there; And a raspberry bush climbed over the wall And hung in a rakish pose; “Haven’t we met somewhere, my pet?” The raspberry said to the rose. The pure white…
Read MoreStrawberry Fields Forever: Celebrating National Pick Strawberries Day
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 20, 2019 On this day, dear fellow cultivators of sweet delights, we celebrate National Pick Strawberries Day. A more delicious occasion one could scarcely imagine! Last year, in a fit of horticultural…
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