Posts Tagged ‘state symbols’
A Southern Belle in Bloom: Alabama’s Love Affair with Camellia japonica
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 26, 1959 On this day, dear devotees of the garden, we find ourselves transported to the heart of Dixie, where a horticultural revolution was quietly taking root. For it was on this…
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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 30, 1901 On this day, dear gardeners, a most fascinating floral fracas unfolded in the hallowed halls of Arkansas’ General Assembly. The esteemed legislators, in their infinite wisdom, selected the apple blossom…
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