Posts Tagged ‘Sara Teasdale’
I Could Not Be So Sure of Spring
by Sara Teasdale The roofs are shining from the rain, The sparrows twitter as they fly, And with a windy April grace The little clouds go by. Yet the back yards are bare and brown With only one unchanging tree– I could not be so sure of spring Save that it sings in me. As…
Read MoreFebruary Twilight
by Sara Teasdale I stood beside a hill Smooth with new-laid snow, A single star looked out From the cold evening glow. There was no other creature That saw what I could see– I stood and watched the evening star As long as it watched me. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by…
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2020 Seeds and Berries, Ghost Orchid Pollinators, George Engelmann, Sir Michael Foster, Olga Owen Huckins, Otto Emery Jennings, Sara Teasdale, Robert Frost, Hippie Food by Jonathan Kauffman, Garden Bunting, Marcus Whitman, and Larry McGraw
Today we celebrate the German-American botanist who saved the French wine industry and the very first Iris-breeder who urged other hybridizers to “be bold.” We’ll learn about the woman who sparked significant legislative change after birds and insects were killed in her garden and the man who fought to protect habitat for the Blazing Star.…
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by Sara Teasdale The wind is tossing the lilacs, The new leaves laugh in the sun, And the petals fall on the orchard wall, But for me, the spring is done. Beneath the apple blossoms I go a wintry way, For love that smiled in April Is false to me in May. As featured…
Read MoreMay 16, 2019 Plant Tags, Growing Zones, Luigi Fenaroli, Charles Theodore Mohr, University of Winnipeg, Sara Teasdale, May, Wild at Home, Hilton Carter, Fall Blooms, the Kentucky State Flower, and Goldenrod
Do you know what to look for on a plant tag? The first significant thing I look at is the growing zone. Often the plant tag will give a range for the growing region like 5-9 or 3-7. This is why knowing your growing zone is key. If you don’t know, you just need to…
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