Posts Tagged ‘Oliver Wendell Holmes’
October 7, 2019 Little Prince Nursery, John Clayton, Joseph Knight, Robert Brown, Ezra Cornell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Foliage First by Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz, Potting up Bulbs, Plant Explorers and the Story of the Little Helper
Mark from Little Prince nursery, and I became friends on Facebook over the past month. I was immediately taken with the images on his feed, which is so full of the most beautiful blooms. His dahlias were to die for. Anyway, at some point, I gave him a call, and we were talking away, and…
Read MoreBreathed From a Woman’s Heart
From Oliver Wendell Holmes I thank you most cordially for sending me your beautiful volume of poems. They tell me that they are breathed from a woman’s heart as plainly as the fragrance of a rose reveals its birthplace… I cannot help feeling flattered that the author of such impassioned poems should have thought well…
Read MoreOn Every Stem, on Every Leaf
From Oliver Wendell Holmes On every stem, on every leaf… and at the root of everything that grew, was a professional specialist in the shape of grub, caterpillar, aphis, or other expert, whose business it was to devour that particular part. Note: Today is the anniversary of the death of the American physician, poet,…
Read MoreBut Friendship is the Breathing Rose
From Oliver Wendell Holmes But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. Note: Today is the anniversary of the death of the American physician, poet, and humorist, Oliver Wendell Holmes, who died on this day in 1894. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the…
Read MoreThere is No Time Like the Old Time
From Oliver Wendell Holmes There is no time like the old time, when you and I were young, When the buds of April blossomed and the birds of springtime sung! Note: Today is the anniversary of the death of the American physician, poet, and humorist, Oliver Wendell Holmes, who died on this day…
Read MoreYouth Fades, Love Droops
From Oliver Wendell Holmes Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all. Note: Today is the anniversary of the death of the American physician, poet, and humorist, Oliver Wendell Holmes, who died on this day in 1894. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired…
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