Lanning Roper: Father of Borders and Master of Town Gardening

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Successful Town Gardening Today is the birthday of the American landscape architect, consummate plantsman, and writer who made England his home – Lanning Roper. When Vita Sackville-West read Lanning’s book Successful Town Gardening she wrote, “The book I have been reading, and which has cheered me up so much as to the answers I can…

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Prince Charles: From Palace Plot to Highgrove’s Organic Gardens

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Growing Up Gardening Today is the birthday of Prince Charles, who was born on this day in 1948. Recently, Prince Charles was asked how he came to love gardening. It turns out, as a little boy, he was given a small hidden plot at Buckingham Palace where he could grow vegetables. Prince Charles and his…

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November 14, 2019 Grow Your Own Wellness Garden, Collecting Seeds, Preserving the Torreya, Henri Dutrochet, Robert Buist, Claude Monet, Thomas Mawson, HB Prince Charles, Robert Frost, Monet’s Passion by Elizabeth Murray, Seedheads, and International Tempranillo Day

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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Curated News How to grow your own wellness garden | @HomesProperty @ChelsPhysicGdn’s head of plant collections, Nell Jones, shares her tips for the best “wellbeing” plants to…

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