Ina Coolbrith by Aleta George

Ina Coolbrith by Aleta George

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Today’s book recommendation: Ina Coolbrith: The Bittersweet Song of California’s First Poet Laureate by Aleta George I discovered Ina Coolbrith when I was researching Ettie Alexander. Ettie’s book on wildflowers included some poems by Coolbrith.  Coolbrith was the niece of THE Joseph Smith of the Mormon Church. She…

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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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