Posts Tagged ‘Garden Shed’
February 12, 2021 Organizing the Garden Shed, Jan Swammerdam, George Jackman, Walking Through the Garden at Night, Desert Gardens of Steve Martino by Caren Yglesias, and Celebrating William Mason
Today we celebrate the man who discovered the queen bee had ovaries, and he also said the head of the colony was not a king – but a queen. We’ll also learn about the family behind the ubiquitous Jackman Clematis – it’s the one with the large dark purple flowers with yellow centers. We hear…
Read MoreNovember 23, 2020 Fibonacci in the Garden, Nathaniel Ward, Alexander Anderson, Roald Dahl, Gladys Taber, The Farm by Ian Knauer, and How to Care for Your Poinsettia
Today we celebrate one of the first successful uses of the Wardian Case on a ship in 1833. We’ll also learn about the Minnesota botanist who discovered a fun new cereal. We’ll remember the beloved British children’s author who wrote in his garden shed. We salute the various ways trees drop their leaves… or not…
Read MoreRemembering British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his Love of Gardening
“After Arthur’s death, newspaper accounts shared that he was buried in his garden next to his garden shed. Arthur’s garden hut was the place Arthur went to write his stories about one of the world’s best-loved detectives: Sherlock Holmes.” July 7, 1930 On this day, British writer and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died. …
Read MoreSir Arthur Conan Doyle: He wrote in his Garden Shed and is Buried in his Garden
“His family found him lying on the ground, one hand clutching his heart and the other holding a white snowdrop.” May 22, 1859 On this day, the British writer and doctor Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born. In researching Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s life, I learned that Arthur was bedridden the spring before he…
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