George Thurtell

George Thurtell

Flowers to Fines It was on this day in 1832 that George Thurtell held his impressive ranunculus show.   It was said that Thurtell had exhibited between 700 and 800 blooms; including 360 varieties.   They were preeminent in beauty, variety, color, form, and size.   Fourteen years after his ranunculus show, Thurtell was fined…

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June 13, 2019 Repurposed Planter Idea, Martha Washington, George Thurtell, David Douglas, William Butler Yeats, Charles Joseph Sauriol, The Flower Fix by Anna Potter, Love in a Mist, Nigella, and James Clerk Maxwell and his Peacock Gardeners

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My aunt Debbie in Des Moines sent me some fantastic pictures of a great portable elevated planter idea. She was at Lowes, and they had taken two old Weber grills and had spray-painted them different colors. Then, they turned them into planters. In between the two of them, they placed a bench. What a great…

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