Posts Tagged ‘New Hampshire’
May 3, 2021 Five Agrotourism Hotspots, Charles Joseph Sauriol, May Sarton, Seasonal Inspiration, Half Baked Harvest Super Simple by Tieghan Gerard, and the Victor Cicansky Gazebo
Today we celebrate a Canadian conservationist and author. We’ll also learn about a pioneering Belgian-American gardener, poet, and novelist. We hear an excerpt about how poets find inspiration in nature. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a cookbook that shows how to prepare beautiful meals with fewer ingredients and offers foolproof meal-prepping and effortless entertaining.…
Read MoreA New Hampshire Governor’s Fragrant Legacy: Benning Wentworth and America’s Lilacs
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 24, 1696 On this day, dear readers, the world welcomed Benning Wentworth—a man whose legacy blooms purple and fragrant across the American landscape. Born in 1696, this future colonial governor of New…
Read MoreNew Hampshire’s State Flower: the Purple Lilac
“So today, we are placing root cuttings in the earth of the Capitol grounds from the very first lilacs ever to come to America. We are very proud of this little flower, which is uniquely ours, and as I plant these roots today, I ask you to join with me in the hope that they…
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