Posts Tagged ‘the Vulture’
Remembering Linnaeus’s Favorite Student: Swedish Botanist Pehr Loefling aka The Vulture
“Pehr was just 27 years old when he died of malaria on the banks of the Caroní River at a Mission outpost on this day in 1756. He was buried beneath an orange tree.” February 22, 1756 Today is the anniversary of the death of the handsome and tall Swedish botanist – and a favorite…
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2021 How to Create an Artistic Garden, Enda St. Vincent Millay, Charles Walker Cathcart, A Child Sees Winter Aconite for the First Time, Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier, and the Botanist Called the Vulture
8 Ways To Create A Garden That Feels Like Art | Garden Design | Pam Penick Botanical History On This Day 1892 Birth of Edna St. Vincent Millay, the lyrical poet and playwright beloved by gardeners for her nature verses: “April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.” Her poems celebrate blossoms, but her…
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