Posts Tagged ‘Victor Hugo’
October 13, 2021 Bringing Plants Back Inside, Victor Hugo, Clinton Scollard, Mark Vitosh, G. K. Chesterton, The Flower Recipe Book by Alethea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo, and Sophia Thoreau
Today in botanical history, we celebrate a French writer and poet, an adorable poem called Song of October that’s kind of faded into obscurity, and a Forester’s advice about pine needles. We’ll hear an excerpt from an English writer often called the prince of paradox. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a lovely recipe book…
Read MoreWinter is on My Head
by Victor Hugo Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all.
Read MoreLaughter is the Sun
by Victor Hugo Here are some words about the winter mindset: Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all.
Read MoreHow Did it Happen That Their Lips Came Together
by Victor Hugo How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said. Note: Today in…
Read MoreA Garden to Walk In
by Victor Hugo A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in — what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars. Note: Today in 1885, Victor Hugo died, the author of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame as well as Les Miserables. A gardener,…
Read MoreSorrow is a Fruit
by Victor Hugo Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it. Note: Today in 1885, Victor Hugo died, the author of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame as well as Les Miserables. A gardener, Hugo had many wonderful garden-inspired quotes. As featured onThe Daily Gardener…
Read MoreLife is the Flower
by Victor Hugo Life is the flower for which love is the honey. Note: Today in 1885, Victor Hugo died, the author of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame as well as Les Miserables. A gardener, Hugo had many wonderful garden-inspired quotes. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are…
Read MoreMay 22, 2019 A Gardener’s Bedtime Ritual, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Florence Meier Chase, Victor Hugo, Gardentopia, Jan Johnsen, Living Mulch, and the death of Conan Doyle
Here’s a gardener’s bedtime ritual for this time of year: Take sandpaper or a nail file and nick those nasturtium seeds before you soak them overnight; then sow them outside. They grow well in poor soil. The leaves and flowers are edible and are great in salads. Brevities #OTD It’s the birthday…
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