Ina Coolbrith by Aleta George

Ina Coolbrith by Aleta George

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Ina Coolbrith by Aleta George This book came out in 2015, and the subtitle is The Bittersweet Song of California’s First Poet Laureate. Hark! Lend me your ear, for I bring a tale spun from Californian sunshine and grit, a story wilder than the poppies that paint the…

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May 15, 2019 Plant Height, Isaac Newton, President Lincoln, the USDA, Charles Sprague Sargent, the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserve, Ettie C. Alexander, the NOLA Museum of Art, Emily Dickinson, Ina Coolbrith, Top-dressing, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Plant height is one of the factors often indicated on plant tags. But mature height often takes ten years – especially if you’re talking about trees and shrubs. Most plants benefit from some amount of pruning – in which case their height can be controlled. BTW, Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the planet.…

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