Posts Tagged ‘Stonewall Jackson’
From Battlefields to Gardens: The Hidden Tenderness of Stonewall Jackson
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 2, 1863 On this day in 1863, the illustrious Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was shot by his own men in what this author can only describe as a moment of supreme military irony.…
Read MoreMay 2, 2019 Plant Sales, May Fools Day, Rivdan, The White House Gardens Symposium, Jimi Hendrix, Stonewall Jackson, Didier Decoin, Dividing Iris, and The Enid A. Haupt Garden
Ah May… the Month of Plant Sales. When I started gardening, I would Plant Sale away my Saturdays in May with my dear friend Judy. We would plan our way to a successful sale day, waking up while it was still dark out. Then we’d arrive at the church or the building where the sale…
Read MoreGardening and Stonewall Jackson
Note: Today, (May 2) in 1863, Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men, and I thought his life story contained many moving passages. An article in the Washington Post, called “Stonewall Jackson had a soft side”, revealed that just before the start of the civil war, Jackson had developed a love for gardening.…
Read MoreMy Little Dove Has a Tree Full of Them
I was mistaken about [our] large garden fruit being peaches… It turns out to be apricots and I enclose one which I found on the ground today… Just think, my little Dove has a tree full of them. Note: Today, (May 2) in 1863, Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own…
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