Posts Tagged ‘New York Times’
To Be or Not to Be a Pumpkin: Harrison Salisbury’s Existential Gardening
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 14, 1908 On this day, dear readers and fellow cultivators of words and gourds alike, we celebrate the birth of a most intriguing character in the garden of journalism: Harrison Salisbury, the…
Read MoreBrooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Blossom Festival: Nature’s Timing and New York’s Celebration
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 29, 2017 Dearest reader, On this day, the New York Times, ever the chronicler of city life, announced with great anticipation that the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s cherry blossom festival was set for…
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