Posts Tagged ‘Maxfield Parrish’
Celebrating Maxfield Parrish’s Cover Art Called The Botanist in Collier’s Magazine:
“Maxfield’s image shows a full-length profile of a man wearing a long botanical green coat. In his raised right hand, he is holding a plant, and in his left hand, he is clutching a magnifying glass.” July 18, 1908 On this day, the Maxfield Parrish print, called The Botanist, appeared on the cover of Collier’s…
Read MoreArt for Gardeners: American painter and illustrator Maxfield Parrish’s Iconic Print Called The Botanist
“In his raised right hand, he is holding a plant, and in his left hand, he is clutching a magnifying glass.” July 18, 1908 On this day, a Maxfield Parrish Print called The Botanist appeared on the cover of Collier’s magazine. The iconic image shows a full-length profile of a man wearing a long…
Read MoreJuly 18, 2019 Growing Chervil, Gilbert White, Jane Austen, Frederick Law Olmsted, Eleanor Sinclair-Rhode, A Southern Garden by Elizabeth Lawrence, Irrigation Check, Maxfield Parrish and The Botanist
Have you tried growing the herb chervil? Chervil tastes similar to tarragon – it’s sometimes called gourmet parsley. It has a beautiful fern-like leaf, which turns red in the fall, which is another plus. August is a beautiful time to sow chervil – so keep that in mind. The 1884 Dictionary of English Names of…
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