Posts Tagged ‘Kathy Willis’
Plants by Kathy Willis
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Plants by Kathy Willis This book came out in 2015, and the subtitle is From Roots to Riches. In this book, Kathy Willis, the director of science at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, writes about 250 years of England’s love affair with plants. Kathy explores the fascinating history…
Read MoreMay 27, 2021 Grasses, Floral Clock, Vincent Price, Yellow in the Garden, Plants by Kathy Willis, and the Run for the Black-Eyed Susans
Today we celebrate an old account of Linnaeus’s floral clock. We’ll also learn about the garden life of an American actor who was best known for his brilliant performances in horror films. We hear an excerpt about the color yellow in the garden – it has the power to lift our spirits. Yellow flowers are…
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2021 Why Deadwood Should Be Removed, Langston Hughes, Ben Hur Lampman, How to Start a Garden, Botanicum by Kathy Willis, and the Language of Trees
Today we celebrate a Harlem poet who loved children and flowers. We’ll also learn about a newspaperman who wrote a fantastic essay about a harbinger of spring: the skunk cabbage. We’ll hear some thoughts on how to start a garden. We Grow That Garden Library™ with an extraordinary book that takes us on a tour of brilliantly curated plant…
Read MoreBotanicum by Katie Scott and Kathy Willis
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Botanicum by Katie Scott and Kathy Willis This book came out in 2017 and the subtitle is Welcome to the Museum. I got my copy of this book last week, and it immediately became one of my favorites. The cover is spectacular, and seeing it on my ottoman…
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