Posts Tagged ‘Thomas Moore’
Jasmine
by Thomas Moore From plants that wake when others sleep, From timid jasmine buds that keep Their odor to themselves all day, But when the sunlight dies away Let the delicious secret out To every breeze that roams about. Note: Thomas Moore was an English poet and the Chelsea Physic Garden Curator…
Read MoreThe Tuberose (Night Violet or Dame’s Violet)
by Thomas Moore The tuberose, with her silvery light, That in the gardens of Malay Is called the Mistress of the Night, So like a bride, scented and bright; She comes out when the sun’s away. Note: Thomas Moore was an English poet and the Chelsea Physic Garden Curator As…
Read MoreThe Last Rose of Summer
by Thomas Moore Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone. Note: Thomas Moore was an English poet and the Chelsea Physic Garden Curator. In 1805, Moore was inspired by a rose specimen called ‘Old Blush’ and wrote a poem called The Last…
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Thrive in the Garden Today is the anniversary of the death of the gardener, naturalist, and Chelsea Physic Garden curator Thomas Moore. Before Moore worked at Chelsea Physic Garden @ChelsPhysicGdn, he spent four years at Fraser’s Lea Bridge Nurseries, Leyton from 1839-1842. Moore wrote several books on horticulture – many reflected his lifelong passion for…
Read MoreJanuary 1, 2020 Mistletoe, New Plant Finds, Thomas Moore, Cythna Letty, Martinus Beijerinck, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life by Carol J. Michel, Garden Mattock by Raw Tools, and the Kent Mango
Today we celebrate the Chelsea Physic Garden Curator who was partly responsible for the British Fern Craze and the botanical illustrator whose art ended up on South African currency. We’ll learn about the man who discovered the virus researching tobacco plants and the English architect who partnered with Gertrude Jekyll to design Country Estates. Today’s…
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