Wildflower Archives

Remembering Laura Ingalls Wilder though her Nature and Garden Writing

“The voices of Nature do not speak so plainly to us as we grow older, but I think it is because, in our busy lives, we neglect her until we grow out of sympathy.” February 10, 1957 Today is the anniversary of the death of Laura Ingalls Wilder. One of the reasons so many of…

Remembering Fred Case Jr. and the Junior Chapter of the Michigan Wildflower Association

“Fred also organized the first Junior Chapter of the Michigan Wildflower Association in Saginaw. The group was essentially Fred’s Boy Scout Troop, and they planted a wildflower sanctuary in his dad’s place.” August 23, 1942 On this day, the Michigan Botanical Club summer meeting was held at the University of Michigan Biological Station at Douglas…

Celebrating Spring in a Wildflower Garden: A 1938 Diary Entry from a Canadian Naturalist

“Cautious little down covered stems and buds that will later become Hepaticas…” April 4, 1938 On this day, Canadian Naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol wrote in his diary: For a few minutes this morning I fumbled around my Wild Flower garden… Little points which will soon be Bloodroots. Cautious little down covered stems and buds that…