Garden Writer Tovah Martin Beats the Winter Doldrums with Scented Plants

Jasmine Jasminum sambac Maid of Orleans.

“One word of caution: One person’s perfume is another’s stench.” January 29, 1998 On this day, The Courier-Journal out of Louisville, Kentucky, ran an article by Tovah Martin called “Winter is the Best Time for Scented Plants.” Here’s an excerpt: “In spring, there are violets, but who wants to crawl around sniffing flowers 2 inches…

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A floral elegy: John Milton’s garden tribute in Lycidas

Eleven Flowers Mentioned in Milton's Lycidas

by John Milton Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies, The tufted crow-toe, and pale gessamine, The white pink, and the pansy freaked with jet, The glowing violet, The musk-rose, and the well-attired woodbine, With cowslips wan that hang the pensive head, And every flower that sad embroidery wears: Bid amaranthus all his beauty shed,…

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Thomas Moore’s Floral Verses: Roses, Tuberose, and Jasmine by Night

Thomas Moore

Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Thomas Moore January 1, 2020 On this day, with autumn’s edges marked by the fragrance of fading roses and the tender…

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A Sanctuary Amidst Academia: The Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve

Herbert Bluethenthal Memorial Wildflower Preserve - 1st Brochure.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1974 On this day, dear gardening enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to a moment of horticultural splendor that would make even the most jaded of botanists swoon with delight. The year…

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