Posts Tagged ‘Phyllis McGinley’
March 21, 2022 Jean-Paul Friedrich Richter, Harry Lutf Verne Fletcher, Richard Henry Martin Robinson, The Essentials of Garden Design by John Brookes, and Phyllis McGinley
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 1763 Birth of Jean-Paul Friedrich Richter, German Romantic writer known for his wit. He believed the beauty of poetry is timeless: “When…
Read MorePhyllis McGinley: Pulitzer-Winning Poet and Ode to Garden Obsession
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 21, 1905 Dearest reader, On this day, Phyllis McGinley was born—an American poet and children’s book author who would win acclaim as the first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for light verse…
Read MoreIn Spring When Maple Buds Are Red
by Phyllis McGinley In spring when maple buds are red, We turn the clock an hour ahead; Which means each April that arrives, We lose an hour out of our lives. Who cares? When autumn birds in flocks Fly southward, back we turn the clocks, And so regain a lovely thing That missing hour we…
Read MoreOf Ice and Hours: Folk Rhyme and Phyllis McGinley on the Seasons
Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Phyllis McGinley closeup (colorized and enhanced). November Folklore and the Gift of Time If November’s ice is strong enough to hold…
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