Posts Tagged ‘garden-inspired music’
The Divine Miss M: Bette Midler’s Blooming Legacy in Garden and Spotlight
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. December 1, 1945 On this day, dear friends of the garden and lovers of entertainment alike, a star was born in Honolulu that would come to bloom as brightly as any flower in…
Read MoreIdabelle Firestone: Songs, Seeds, and a Philanthropic Garden Legacy
“In My Garden” March 5, 2012 Today The Akron Beacon Journal shared a story about some of the wealthiest women in Akron Ohio during the Victorian era. One of the women profiled was the gardener, composer, songwriter, and philanthropist Idabelle Firestone. As you might have suspected, Idabelle was the wife of rubber baron Harvey Firestone. In 1929,…
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