Posts Tagged ‘Moss’
Deoban’s Secret: India’s Groundbreaking Garden of Cryptogams
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 11, 2021 On this day, dear horticultural enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to the lush, misty heights of the Deoban area in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Here, nestled at a breathtaking altitude of 9,000…
Read MoreThe Magical World of Moss Gardening by Annie Martin
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: The Magical World of Moss Gardening by Annie Martin This book came out in 2015, and Pacific Northwest magazine said this about Annie’s book: Instead of eradicating this deer-resistant, pest-resistant, rootless, stemless, wonder of a plant, Annni Martin tells us how to encourage and cultivate it. Oh, my…
Read MoreMay 5, 2022 Thomas Edward Brown, Richard Watson Dixon, Christopher Morley, Mavis Batey, The Magical World of Moss Gardening by Annie Martin, and Napoleon Bonaparte
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 1830 Thomas Edward Brown, Victorian poet and theologian of the Isle of Man, was born. His gentle garden verse continues to delight,…
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2021 How to Create an Artistic Garden, Enda St. Vincent Millay, Charles Walker Cathcart, A Child Sees Winter Aconite for the First Time, Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier, and the Botanist Called the Vulture
8 Ways To Create A Garden That Feels Like Art | Garden Design | Pam Penick Botanical History On This Day 1892 Birth of Edna St. Vincent Millay, the lyrical poet and playwright beloved by gardeners for her nature verses: “April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.” Her poems celebrate blossoms, but her…
Read MoreNovember 18, 2020 Winter Garden Plants, William Shenstone, Leo Lesquereux, Asa Gray, Beverley Nichols, The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing House Plants by Kay Maguire, and Goldenrod
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 What to Plant in a Winter Garden | Seattle pi | Rita R. Robison Botanical History On This Day 1714 William Shenstone, poet and landscape…
Read MoreRemembering Liverwort Botanist Amy Hodgson and Her Floral Dress Photo
“Long ago, herbalists likely thought one of the liverworts resembled a liver – and so used it as a medicine for liver ailments. Thus, the word liverwort means a ‘liver-like small plant.'” January 7, 1983 On this day, the New Zealand botanist Eliza Amy Hodgson died. She was known by her middle name, Amy. …
Read MoreThe Moss Whisperer: Remembering William Starling Sullivant
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 30, 1873 Today marks the anniversary of the departure of William Starling Sullivant, a man who devoted his life to the humble moss – those diminutive verdant pillows that cushion our forest…
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