Posts Tagged ‘Marjorie Harris’
September 15, 2021 The Torture Orchard, James Gates Percival, Frances Garnet Wolseley, Marjorie Harris, Lauren Oliver, The World was My Garden by David Fairchild, and Ripen Tomatoes Fast
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Torture Orchard | The Counter | Julie Cart Botanical History On This Day 1795 Birth of James Gates Percival, American poet, surgeon, and geologist. His…
Read MoreThrough the Gardener’s Eye: The Enduring Wisdom of Scientist-Artist Marjorie Harris
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 15, 1937 My dearest garden enthusiasts, how fortuitous that we should gather on this most auspicious day to celebrate the birth of one of gardening’s most eloquent voices. On this day in…
Read MoreThe Magic of Light: Marjorie Harris Reflects on Winter’s Rare Sunlight
by Marjorie Harris In my climate, the hours of daylight are few, the number of sunny hours even fewer. We trudge through the gloom day after day, all through January and February. But when the sun does shine, it carries a magnificence, unlike any other time. Perhaps our gratitude for light makes it so, but…
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