Posts Tagged ‘Orange Blossom’
November 15, 2022 Australia’s First Grapevines, Charlotte Mary Mew, Georgia O’Keeffe, JG Ballard, Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake, and the Florida Orange Blossom
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Historical Events 1791 On this day, Australia’s first thriving grapevine was planted. The First Fleet’s Captain Arthur Phillip brought grape cuttings from South America…
Read MoreWilliam Livingston Larned’s Ode to the Orange Blossom – Florida’s State Flower
“But just a scent, On pleasure bent, Of orange sweet, The nostrils greet, And from our dreams, the castles rise, Of groves and meadows ‘neath calm skies. November 15, 1909 On this day, the orange blossom was designated the state flower of Florida. The poet, William Livingston Larned, was so inspired by the choice that…
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