Posts Tagged ‘Lucy Cranwell’
Remembering New Zealand Botanist Lucy Cranwell and her Botany Trots for Students
“Lucy Cranwell served as the curator in Auckland for 14 years. During that time, she collected over 4,000 plants for the herbarium and created something she adorably called “Botany Trots.” August 7, 1907 On this day, New Zealand botanist Lucy Cranwell was born. Lucy’s father and mentor was a trained nurseryman. She grew up…
Read MoreAugust 7, 2019 Queen Anne’s Lace, Andreas Marggraff, Henry Perrine, MS Swaminathan, Henry David Thoreau, John Ruskin, The Evening Garden by Peter Loewer, Mulch, and Lucy Cranwell of New Zealand
There’s that lovely saying that goes something like, “One man’s weed is another man’s wildflower.” This is especially true in the case of Queen Anne’s Lace. In the Facebook group for the show, listener Danny Perkins shared how much he enjoyed allowing Queen Anne’s Lace to reign all over in his garden. I feel…
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