January 21, 2021 Hillside Landscaping Ideas, Erwin Frink Smith, Rae Selling Berry, Rosemary Verey’s Thoughts on Patterns, American Grown by Michelle Obama, and Going Nuts on National Squirrel Appreciation Day

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Today we celebrate one of my favorite botanists and his personal story of love and love of poetry and nature. We’ll also learn about an extraordinary gardener who could grow anything – and I mean anything. We’ll hear Rosemary Verey’s thoughts on patterns. We Grow That Garden Libraryâ„¢ with a behind-the-scenes look at the 2009…

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A Life Among Flowering Treasures: Remembering Paul George Russell

Paul George Russell

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1889 Today marks the birthday of Paul George Russell, a botanical luminary born in the modest environs of Liverpool, New York. One might say he blossomed rather spectacularly from such ordinary…

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