Posts Tagged ‘Wilson Rawls’
September 24, 2021 Fall Garden To-Dos, Metcalf Bowler, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Wilson Rawls, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Welcome to the Farm by Shaye Elliott, and a Weed Bouquet
Today in botanical history, we celebrate a British Spy/American Farmer, a social reformer and poet, and an American writer. We’ll hear an excerpt from a book written by the beloved Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about homestead life – from growing great produce to canning and preserving.…
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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 24, 1913 My fellow seekers of garden lore and literary magic, on this day, we celebrate the birth of Wilson Rawls, a man who gave us perhaps the most enigmatic plant in…
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