All in June

by William Henry Davies A week ago I had a fire To warm my feet, my hands, and face; Cold winds, that never make a friend, Crept in and out of every place. Today the fields are rich in grass, And buttercups in thousands grow; I’ll show the world where I have been– With gold-dust…

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Newcomers

by William Henry Davies And here are butterflies: poor things Amazed with new-created wings; They in the air-waves roll distressed Like ships at sea; and when they rest They cannot help but open and close Their wings, like babies with their toes.     Note: Today is the birthday of the English poet William Henry…

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Ring Time on a Tree

by William Henry Davies When I can hear the small woodpeckers ring Time on a tree for all the birds that sing ; And hear the pleasant cuckoo, loud and long? The simple bird that thinks two notes a song. And here are butterflies: poor things Amazed with new-created wings; They in the air-waves roll…

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July 3, 2020 Being More Water-efficient, Dog Days, Gilbert Laing Meason, Michael Keens, Lambertus Bobbink, William Henry Davies, The Reason for Flowers by Stephen Buchmann, and Calvin R. Sperling

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Today we officially welcome the Dog Days – they start on this day and last for the next 40 days. We’ll also learn about the Landscape Architect who invented the term “landscape architecture.” We celebrate the market gardener from Isleworth who exhibited the first large-scale cultivated strawberry at the Royal Horticultural Society on this day…

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And Here are Butterflies Poor Things

And Here are Butterflies Poor Things

by William H. Davies And here are butterflies: poor things Amazed with new-created wings; They in the air-waves roll distressed Like ships at sea; and when they rest They cannot help but open and close Their wings, like babies with their toes. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the…

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Ring Time on a Tree

Ring Time On a Tree

by William H. Davies When I can hear the small woodpeckers ring Time on a tree for all the birds that sing; And hear the pleasant cuckoo, loud and long? The simple bird that thinks two notes a song. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful…

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July 3, 2019 Clearance Plants, Gilbert Laing Meason, Michael Keens, Lambertus Bobbink, William Henry Davies, Grow in the Dark by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, Hakonechloa All Gold, Richard Evans Schultes, and Calvin Sperling

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Sometimes the plant gods smile on you with a clearance sale featuring something genuinely spectacular like Japanese Forest Grass or, in this case, Hakonechloa ‘All Gold.’ My local Lowes was clearancing them for $3 a pop – and it was just what the plant doctor ordered to dress up our cabin up north. In 2009,…

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