James IV of Scotland

James IV of Scotland

The Flowers of the Forest On this day in 1513, James IV of Scotland, along with other Flowers of the Forest, was killed in the battle of Flodden. The Scottish army, led by James, was taking advantage of Henry VIII’s absence in France, but they were resoundingly crushed by a militia organized by Katherine of…

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September 9, 2019 The Miracle Tomato, Flowers of the Forest, Georg Ehret, James Arnold, Beverley Nichols, The Proven Winners Garden Book by Ruth Rogers Clausen and Thomas Christopher, Plants for Next Year, and Red Carnation Day

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I thought I’d start today’s show off with a quote by Beverley Nichols from his book, Sunlight on the Lawn: “Why do insurance companies, when they want to describe an act of God, invariably pick on something which sounds much more like an act of the Devil? One would think that God was exclusively concerned…

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