Jack Harlan

Jack Harlan

Study of Cultivated Plants It’s the birthday of the botanist Jack Harlan born on this day in 1917.   Harlan followed in the footsteps of his botanist father Harry Harland. He loved going on plant collecting expeditions – mainly in search of new genetic material for the USDA’s crop breeding programs.   Harlan was worried…

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June 7, 2019 Garden Journal Format, Louis Claude Richard, Daniel Boone, Fletcher Steele, Jack Harlan, Jean Arp, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Robin Karson, Photo Friday, and the Southeastern Plant Symposium

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I ran across a fascinating old journal as I was researching this show – what I especially loved about it was the layout. If you want to copy it here’s what you do: Dedicate a page of your journal to each type of plant in your garden. Make some notes about the characteristics of the…

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