Posts Tagged ‘WWI’
Maurice Baring’s Flight of Fancy: Botanical Entries in a Pilot’s Diary
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: On April 25, 1917, Maurice Baring wrote about flying over the Fourth Army among some nature entries in his WWI diary. Ah, dear garden friend, marvel with me on the curious ways in which life intertwines, even amidst the most tumultuous of times. Consider,…
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2021 Stickiness as a Plant Weapon, Rudolph Jacob Camerarius, Reginald Farrer, The Over-Nurturer Gardening Style, The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart, and the Birth Flowers of February
Today we celebrate one of the earliest botanists and his essential discoveries about plant physiology. We’ll also learn about a man known as the ‘Prince of Alpine gardeners.’ We hear the story of a woman who over-nurturers her houseplants. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about worms from one of the best garden…
Read MoreCommemorating the Beginning of WWI with a Sea of Red Ceramic Poppies at the Tower of London
“The work commemorated the centenary of the outbreak of World War I and was made up of 888,246 ceramic red poppies, one for each British or Colonial service member killed in the War. The title, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red refers to the first line of a poem by an unknown soldier in…
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