Posts Tagged ‘Phenology’
March 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 MoreDecember 17, 2020 Five Low-Maintenance Annuals, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Charles Morren, Rachel Peden, Jean Hersey, The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh and Shooting Down Mistletoe
Today we celebrate one of the world’s best composers and his intense appreciation of nature. We’ll also learn about the botanist who cracked the code on pollinating vanilla and came up with a new word for the cyclical nature of things. We’ll recognize the incredible written work of a daughter of Indiana – and yes,…
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