Posts Tagged ‘Ross Bayton’
November 3, 2021 Mercy Park Sculptures, William Young, William Cullen Bryant, Sarah Addison Allen, Genealogy for Gardeners by Simon Maughan and Ross Bayton, and Kansas Gardens
Today in botanical history, we celebrate a German-American botanist who reached out to Queen Charlotte, an American poet who found inspiration in nature and the father of ecology. We’ll hear an excerpt from The Sugar Queen – a great fiction book. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that’s part of a wonderfully informative…
Read MorePlant Families by Ross Bayton
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Plant Families by Ross Bayton This book came out in 2017, and the subtitle is A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists (aka Green Thumb’s Guide to Plant Family Trees.) If you’ve ever found yourself staring at a garden, overwhelmed by the sheer variety of plants, you’re not alone. Plant…
Read MoreJune 28, 2019 Giant Flowers for Paul Bunyan Day, Harry V. Harlan, Importing Seeds, Henry Nehrling, Cicely Mary Barker, Plant Families by Ross Bayton, Pruning Spring-Flowering Shrubs, and the Effects of Culture
Today is National Paul Bunyan Day. In Minnesota, most folks fondly remember the tales of Paul and Babe – his big blue ox. Speaking of big, Many gardeners have a fondness for giant plants. They are perfect if you have lots of space, or if you just prefer the look of tall or giant plants.…
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