Posts Tagged ‘Longwood Gardens’
From Amazon to Windsor: The Water Lily Tale
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 13, 1849 On this day, a most extraordinary presentation took place at Windsor Castle. Queen Victoria, known for her love of botanical wonders, was about to encounter her magnificent namesake – the…
Read MoreAugust 2, 2020 How to Brighten Up the Garden with Hollyhocks, Thomas Gainsborough, Hawaii’s First Potato, John Bartram, Wallace Stevens, August Weather Folklore, How They Decorated by P. Gaye Tapp and Charlotte Moss, and Andrea Brunsendorf’s Container Recipe
Today we remember the master landscape and portrait painter who grew up with a magnificent mulberry tree. We learn about the planting of the first potato in Hawaii, and the discovery of a tree named for Benjamin Franklin. We also remember the poet who was inspired not by his day job at an insurance company,…
Read MoreGreat Keynotes by Matt Ross for the 2019 Garden Day at Longwood Gardens
“Matt will give two keynote talks titled Go Green, Go White, Get Variegated and Hidden Gems: the Best Gardens in America You’ve Never Heard Of.” August 2, 2019 Just a quick heads up: tomorrow, August 3, is Garden Day at Longwood Gardens. The keynote presentation is Matt Ross, the Director of Continuing Education. Matt…
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