Posts Tagged ‘Walt Disney’
July 30, 2019 Growing Castor Bean, Emily Brontë, Ellis Rowan, the Arkansas Apple Blossom, Russell Baker, Bev Adams, Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead by Martin Wood and Judith Tankard, Pruning Blackberries or Boysenberries, and Walt Disney’s Flowers and Trees
Have you tried growing Castor Bean? It’s one of Michael Pollen’s favorite plants. Check out the way he starts his article on the plant called, “Consider the Castor Bean”: “Pretty they are not, but a garden can labor under a surfeit “surfut” of prettiness, be too sweet or cheerful for its own good. Sometimes what’s…
Read MoreWalt Disney’s Botanical Short Film – Flowers and Trees – Still Charms
“In the movie, the trees and flowers are anthropomorphized; they wake up at the beginning of the day, lifting their heads and stretching. In the short film, a beautiful lady tree is wooed by a suitor, while an evil old leafless tree attempts to steal her away.” June 30, 1932 On this day, Walt Disney…
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