Posts Tagged ‘Thomas Blanchard’
Thomas Blanchard: The Apple-Paring Prodigy Every Gardener Should Know
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 24, 1788 On this day, the magnificent Thomas Blanchard, a self-taught tinkerer of extraordinary talents, graced our world with his arrival. While not a gardener by trade, his inventive spirit speaks to…
Read MoreJune 24, 2019 Where to Plant Lilies, Thomas Blanchard, Stephen Endlicher, Kona Coffee, Queen Elizabeth’s Cerus Atlantica Glauca, Paul McCartney, John Ciardi, Plant Names Simplified by Arthur Johnson, Joe Pye weed, Aven Nelson and the Rocky Mountain Herbarium
Did you know that lilies enjoy being planted in part shade? They don’t really like to be baked in full sun. If you plant them in a little bit of shade, it will allow your plant to experience less stress, and thus, it will elongate its stem. Lilies that are grown in full sun tend…
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