Posts Tagged ‘Victorian’
Garden Designer Deborah Zimmerman Creates Elizabethan Herb Gardens for Busy Clients
“When designing a garden, my canvas is the ground. My picture is of the finished garden. My song is the finished garden.” January 28, 1983 On this day, The Charlotte News shared an article by Edie Lowe called “Herb Garden Just Like Artwork.” Here’s an excerpt: To Deborah Zimmerman designing an herb garden is like painting…
Read MoreFlora’s Dictionary by Kathleen Gips
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Flora’s Dictionary by Kathleen Gips This book came out in 1995, and the subtitle is The Victorian Language of Herbs and Flowers. Oh, to live in Victorian times, when the meaning of a flower had so many more possibilities than “I love you.” This book is a delight…
Read MoreGarden Writer George Glenny’s Farwell Column
“And from observation of the doings of the most successful amateurs, I had become a very successful grower of the auricula, the tulip, ranunculus, polyanthus, and other florists’ flowers.” May 24, 1874 On this day, Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper shared George Glenny’s obituary ten days after his passing. For 25 years, George’s garden column had faithfully…
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