Posts Tagged ‘Mary Hiester Reid’
October 4, 2022 Henry David Thoreau, Mary Hiester Reid, the Dahlia, Kerry Mousetail Fern, Amish Friends 4 Seasons Cookbook by Wanda Brunstetter, and Dorothy Frances Blomfield Gurney
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1852 On this day, Henry David Thoreau writes in his journal. 1921 Death of Mary Hiester Reid (books about this person), American-born…
Read MoreFrom Wychwood to Eternity: The Enduring Art of Mary Hiester Reid
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 4, 1921 On this day, dear readers, we bid farewell to Mary Hiester Reid, an American-born Canadian painter and teacher whose brush strokes left an indelible mark on the canvas of art…
Read MoreApril 10, 2018 Mary Hiester Reid, George Reid, Onteora, Duncan Sutherland Macorquodale, Mary Reynolds, Pruning Grapevines, and the First Arbor Day
Just when you thought you had winter beat… You thought wrong. Surprise. Unpredictable weather. Dicey temperatures. Gardeners need resilience. If Spring’s arrival is dashing your hope, start looking for the survivors in your garden, neighborhood, city, and social media feed. Every Spring – no matter the conditions, there are successes. Hardy Daffodils. Forsythia.…
Read MoreOde to Mary Hiester Ried
by Duncan Sutherland Macorquodale This is a memorial poem for Mary Hiester Ried written by Canadian newspaperman and a native son of Scotland, Duncan Sutherland Macorquodale – reprinted in the 9th Volume of The Canadian Theosophist (Toronto) November 15, 1921, Vol 9. There’s a reference to Wychwood, Reid’s house, known as Upland Cottage. Wychwood is…
Read MoreBrushstrokes and Bequeathments: The Extraordinary Life of Mary Hiester Reid
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 24, 1854 On this day in 1854, the extraordinary floral still-life painter Mary Hiester Reid entered the world—a woman whose brushstrokes captured nature’s fleeting beauty with such exquisite delicacy that one might…
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