Posts Tagged ‘The Book of a Thousand Gardens’
From Seeds to Stories: Henry Field’s Book of a Thousand Gardens
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1911 On this day in the annals of gardening history, a most remarkable exchange took place between two devoted horticulturists. Harry Radlund, a persistent gardener from Kilbourn, Wisconsin, shared his triumphant…
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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 8, 1912 On this day, dear readers and fellow garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to the quaint town of Raymond, Nebraska, where a most remarkable tale of horticultural tenacity unfolds. Allow…
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