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Canada’s Leading Botanist Today is the 100th anniversary of the death of one of Canada’s leading botanists John Macoun. He was 90 years old when he died. Here’s a little story John shared about growing up in Ireland: “We had a garden well fenced in. [My mom] encouraged us to spend our idle time in…

July 19, 2020 Ann-Marie Powell’s Lockdown Garden, Mary Delany, Caroline Dormon, Leslie Coulson, John Macoun, Keeping July by Joanna O’Sullivan, Garden to Table by the Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen, and Robert Fenton

Today we celebrate the decoupage botanical artist that left her mark on botanical history. We’ll also learn about a Louisiana botanist, naturalist, and author who lived in a home called Briarwood. We salute the English poet who was killed in WWI – he appreciated the pure beauty of flowers. We also recognize one of Canada’s…

John Macoun

Canada’s Leading Botanist On this day in 1920, John Macoun, one of Canada’s leading botanists, passed away. He was 90 years old. Here’s a little story he shared about Macoun’s early life, growing up in Ireland: “We had a garden well fenced in. She encouraged us to spend our idle time in it… I seemed…

July 19, 2019 Marjoram vs Oregano, Caroline Dormon, John Macoun, Philip Moffitt, The Wild Garden by William Robinson, Rick Darke, Visit Public Gardens, and Robert Fenton

What’s the Difference Between Oregano and Marjoram? If you’ve grown both, you know they look quite similar, and they are often confused for one another. But, when it comes to flavor and taste, it is easy to tell them apart. Oregano tends to be earthy, pungent, and spicy. It can easily overpower the other flavors…