A Banker’s Blooms: H. Howard Pepper’s 1905 Garden Confessions

H. Howard Peppers home at 90 Melrose St Providence RI

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 24, 1905 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to Providence, Rhode Island, where a banker named H. Howard Pepper penned a most illuminating letter to the magazine Country…

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April’s Green Gala: A Month of Garden Celebrations

The blossom from a Prunus mume, commonly known as the Japanese apricot or plum blossom.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 1, 2019 Dearest garden enthusiasts, as we bid farewell to the last frost and welcome the tender shoots of spring, let us turn our attention to the myriad ways in which April…

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