Lucien Plantefol

Lucien Plantefol

The Wartime Botanist April 24, 1891 Today is the birthday of french botanist Lucien Plantefol. Lucien developed his own theory to explain how leaves are arranged on the stems of plants. Lucien served in the First World War. Modern chemical warfare began in Lucien’s home country, France, on April 22, 1915, when German soldiers attacked…

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April 24, 2019 Chives, Botany Day, Tomitaro Makino, Lucien Plantefol, Vancouver’s Botanist Restaurant, Paul George Russell, Henry Van Dyke, Charles Sprague Sargent , Stephanne Barry Sutton, Window Cleaning, and a Story from John Muir

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I recently had a gardener ask me about the first herb I’d ever grown. That would be chives. Chives, like many herbs, are so easy to grow. Plus, you get the cute little puffball blossom. I had a chef friend show me how she liked to cut off the flower. Then, she snipped a little…

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