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Syd Barrett

Pink Floyd January 6, 1946 Today is the birthday of the guitarist, singer, songwriter, and co-founder of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett. After his immense success with Pink Floyd, Syd released two solo LPs and then disappeared into a self-imposed 30-year exile where he spent most of his time painting and gardening. Before his life with…

January 6, 2021 The Best Indoor Plants, Kaspar von Sternberg, Syd Barrett, Growing Poisonous Plants, A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year by Jane Hunter, and Lee Reich’s Tree ID Secrets

Today we celebrate a botanist regarded as the “Father of Paleobotany” – the study of ancient plants that uses plant fossils. We’ll also learn about the guitarist who went on a self-imposed 30-year exile – spending most of his time painting and gardening. We hear some thoughts on growing poisonous plants. We Grow That Garden…

Celebrating Syd Barrett: Guitarist, Co-Founder of Pink Floyd, and Lifelong Gardener

“Before his life with Pink Floyd, Syd attended the Camberwell Art School. One of the pieces he created was a beautiful watercolor – a delicate- looking still life of a dried flower bouquet.” January 6, 1946 On this day, the guitarist, singer, songwriter, and co-founder of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, was born. After his…

January 6, 2020 Small Gardens, Julio Betancur, William MacGillivray, Gregor Mendel, Charles Gardner, Alwyn Howard Gentry, January Prose, A Garden Miscellany by Suzanne Staubach, Plant Clips, and Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd

Today we celebrate the Scottish naturalist who walked 838 miles to London and the birthday of a man who learned a great deal from growing peas. We’ll learn about one of the most prolific plant collectors of Western Australia flora, and we’ll celebrate what would have been the 75th birthday of a towering figure in…