Posts Tagged ‘Wildflower’
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, 1957Â Â Today is the anniversary of the death of Laura Ingalls Wilder. One of the reasons so many of…
Read MoreRemembering 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…
Read MoreA Wild Flower Alphabet by Elizabeth Cameron
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: A Wild Flower Alphabet by Elizabeth Cameron This book was published in 1984, and on April 23rd, the New York Times reviewed it along with seven other new gardening books. The author, Elizabeth Cameron, is a watercolorist who lives near Moray Firth in Scotland. She composed this alphabet…
Read MoreThe Wildflower’s Workbook by Katie Daisy
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: The Wildflower’s Workbook by Katie Daisy This workbook came out in 2018, and the subtitle is A Journal for Self-Discovery in Nature. Imagine yourself, a solitary soul, wandering through a verdant forest, the sun dappling your hair with gold. A gentle breeze whispers secrets through the leaves, and the sweet…
Read MoreCelebrating 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…
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