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George Cooper
My Garden May 14, 1840 Today is the birthday of the American poet, lyricist, and hymn-writer George Cooper. Today, George is remembered for his happy song lyrics, which were often set to music written by Stephen Foster. And George wrote a little poem dear to gardeners called, My Garden. When fields are green, and skies…
Read MoreMay 14, 2021 Sloping Garden Ideas, George Cooper, Charles Joseph Sauriol, Lilacs for Lincoln, Healing in the Garden, Nature into Art by Thomas Christopher and James Mease
Today we celebrate a happy lyricist and poet. We’ll also remember a charming diary entry from 1938 by a Canadian conservationist and naturalist. We’ll honor a poem by Walt Whitman that inspired a beautiful composition that premiered this day in 1946. We hear an excerpt about the healing power of the garden. We Grow That…
Read MoreOctober’s Party
by George Cooper October gave a party; The leaves by hundreds came- The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples, And leaves of every name. The Sunshine spread a carpet, And everything was grand, Miss Weather led the dancing, Professor Wind, the band. Note: The American Poet George Cooper remembered for his happy song lyrics, which were…
Read MoreCome Said the Wind
by George Cooper Come said the wind to the leaves one day, Come over the meadows and we will play. Put on your dresses scarlet and gold, For summer is gone and the days grow cold. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all.…
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