Posts Tagged ‘King Kalakaua’
September 30, 2019 How to Help Autumn Crocus Shine, Sarah Hynes, Faith Fyles, Helia Bravo Hollis, WS Merwin, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, Add Color with Chrysanthemums, and Robert Louis Stevenson Playing Cards with King Kalakaua
I was reading on Facebook yesterday, and a friend had planted all of these autumn croci, colchicums, in her garden. Like any bulb, it takes lots of dedication to get them planted, and then you have all of the anticipations – waiting to see if they come up and if they meet your expectations. Anyway,…
Read MoreGardener and Poet William Merwin on a Humorous Moment Between Robert Louis Stevenson and King Kalakaua
“In 2010, William and his wife, Paula, co-founded the Merwin Conservancy at his home in Haiku, Maui.” September 30, 1927 On this day, American poet WS Merwin, who always went by William, was born. In 2010, William and his wife, Paula, co-founded the Merwin Conservancy at his home in Haiku, Maui. While researching William, I…
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