Posts Tagged ‘The Flower Garden Day By Day’
A May Pilgrimage: Louisa Yeomans King’s Call to Gardens Beyond
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 31, 1905 Dearest garden reader, On this day, we hear the wise voice of Louisa Yeomans King, enchanting gardeners of her time—and ours—with her enduring recommendation to explore the blooming marvels beyond…
Read MoreLouisa Yeomans King on Species Lilacs (1905)
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 25, 1905 In her diary later collected in The Flower Garden Day by Day, Louisa Yeomans King urged gardeners toward the interesting — and toward autumn color — when choosing lilacs. MAY…
Read MoreLouisa Yeomans King: Planning August’s Glory in May’s Splendor
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 23, 1905 On this day, Louisa Yeomans King (books about this person) recorded an entry in her garden diary, which later blossomed into her book, The Flower Garden Day By Day. Let…
Read MoreDisbudding Peonies: Louisa Yeomans King’s Peony Advice
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: May 17, 1905 From Orchard House to Kingstree, Louisa Yeomans King taught America how to garden with grace—and a dash of pragmatism. Her counsel for peonies is as crisp as a white blouse on a June morning: May 17. Disbud most of your peonies…
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