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Laurence Binyon
For the Fallen March 10, 1943 Today is the anniversary of the death of the English poet, dramatist, and art scholar Laurence Binyon. During Laurence’s time at Trinity College, Oxford, he won the Newdigate poetry prize. Some of Laurence’s work referenced the garden as in this beautiful verse about spring: They will come again, the…
Read MoreMarch 10, 2021 Sowing Pansies and Violets, Laurence Binyon, John Torrey, a Florist’s Daughter’s Memoir, Flower Market by Michelle Mason and All Blue Potatoes
Today we celebrate an English poet whose words were sometimes inspired by gardens and now often mark memorials in gardens around the world. We’ll also learn about a man remembered for his Calendarian – it was kind of like a baby book for his plants. We hear an excerpt from a memoir about growing up…
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