Posts Tagged ‘Writer’
Jane Austen’s Letter to her Sister Cassandra and a Closer Look at the Beautiful Laburnum
“We know from Jane’s letters to her sister Cassandra that gardens brought her joy and were also regulating.” February 8, 1807 Jane Austen wrote to her sister, Cassandra. Jane loved gardens. She had a heart for ornamentals, herbs, and kitchen gardening. And her family always had a garden – growing their food and beautifying their…
Read MoreRemembering British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his Love of Gardening
“After Arthur’s death, newspaper accounts shared that he was buried in his garden next to his garden shed. Arthur’s garden hut was the place Arthur went to write his stories about one of the world’s best-loved detectives: Sherlock Holmes.” July 7, 1930 On this day, British writer and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died. …
Read MoreRemembering the Pink Lady: Writer and Horticulturist Cora Older
“During sizzling July and August weeks, [Cora] has been climbing the hundreds of apricot and prunes trees that spread across her big ranch at Cupertino, picking the fruit herself with the occasional and temperamental aid of a 64-year-old handyman.” September 26, 1968 On this day, the novelist and horticulturist known as the Pink Lady, Cora…
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