Posts Tagged ‘Pansies’
April 24, 2023 Jakob Böhme, Robert Bailey Thomas, Paul George Russell, Charles Sprague Sargent, Purple Mustard, Pansies, Kurume Azaleas, Tiny and Wild by Graham Laird Gardner, and Solar System Garden
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 1575 Birth of Jakob Böhme, German original thinker. 1766 Robert Bailey Thomas, founder, editor, and publisher of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, is…
Read MorePansies for Thoughts: Vassar College’s Floral Tribute to Shakespeare
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1916 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts and lovers of literature alike, Vassar College paid a most charming tribute to the immortal Bard of Avon. On the 300th anniversary of William…
Read MoreMarch 10, 2021 Sowing Pansies and Violets, Laurence Binyon, John Torrey, a Florist’s Daughter’s Memoir, Flower Market by Michelle Mason and All Blue Potatoes
Today we celebrate an English poet whose words were sometimes inspired by gardens and now often mark memorials in gardens around the world. We’ll also learn about a man remembered for his Calendarian – it was kind of like a baby book for his plants. We hear an excerpt from a memoir about growing up…
Read MoreGarden Expert Dr. Joe White Connected to People Through Plants and Became a Trusted Plant Guru
“It occurred to me early on that horticulture had a way of touching everybody’s life.” January 14, 2001 On this day, The Times out of Shreveport, Louisiana, published a story by Margaret Martin about garden expert Joe White: Northwest Louisiana gardeners call Joe White when they have a question. Want to know about pests, soil, or…
Read MoreUnseasonably Warm Spring Weather in Brainerd, Minnesota in 1931: Pansies in February
“A bed of pansies came into full bloom today in a farm garden near Brainerd, the center of a section famous for severe winters.” February 4, 1931 On this day, newspapers reported a shocking headline from Brainerd, Minnesota: Pansies In Bloom. A bed of pansies came into full bloom today in a farm garden near…
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