Posts Tagged ‘Wildflowers’
September 27, 2021 Designer Vision, Simón de Rojas Clemente, Henri Frederic Amiel, James Drummond Dole, Catherynne Valente, Wild Flowers of Britain by Margaret Erskine Wilson, and Hope Jahren
Today in botanical history, we celebrate a Spanish botanist, a Swiss poet and diarist, and an American industrialist. We’ll hear an excerpt from a best-selling book where the main character is a 12-year-old girl named September. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that offers a year of fantastic wild flower paintings and notes.…
Read MoreCelebrating Irish Gardener William Robinson: Originator of the Herbaceous Border, Advocate for the Wild Garden – but not a Fan of Greenhouses
“One cold night, the fires for keeping the greenhouses warm failed. Whatever the particulars, whether he argued with his boss, forgot to tend the fire, or acted in revenge, the result was that the tender plants in the greenhouse died.” July 15, 1838 On this day, we celebrate the birthday of William Robinson, the originator…
Read MoreCelebrating William Robinson – Originator of the Herbaceous Border and Advocate for the Wild Garden – But Not a Fan of Greenhouses
“One cold night, the fires for keeping the greenhouses warm failed. Whatever the particulars, whether he argued with his boss, forgot to tend the fire, or acted in revenge, the result was that the tender plants in the greenhouse died.” July 15, 1838 On this day, we celebrate the birthday of William Robinson, the originator…
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