Posts Tagged ‘Harriet Beecher Stowe’
Flowers of Freedom: How Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Floral Symbolism Changed America
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 14, 1811 On this day, Harriet Beecher Stowe made her entrance into this world—a woman whose pen would later wield more power than many a general’s sword. Though diminutive in stature, her…
Read MoreJune 14, 2019 Sunflowers, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ruth Stout, President Harding, G. K. Chesterton, Emily Dickinson, In Bloom by Clare Nolan, Photo Friday, and Making Pineapple Flowers
Are you planning to grow Sunflowers this year? Five years ago, Hans-Peter Schiffer toppled the Guinness World Record for the third year in a row – growing a sunflower that was 30’1″ tall! Over at the Facebook group for the show, you can check out a time-lapse video of sunflowers growing from seed to seed…
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