Nov 26, 2019
Today we celebrate the man who discovered that plants have
circadian rhythms.
We'll learn about the 20-acre estate that had the very first
lawn mowed by a lawnmower in the United States.
We'll hear some truly lovely and a little melancholy poetry
about November.
We Grow That Garden Library with a book
about...
Nov 25, 2019
Today we celebrate the Spaniard who brought the pineapple and
coffee to Hawaii.
We'll learn about the man who gardened at Monks House so much it
would cause fights with his wife.
We'll honor the Japanese American Landscape Architect, who designed
many of our Modern Urban Public Spaces and the man who came up with
a...
Nov 22, 2019
Today we celebrate the man who wrote extensively about the history and flora of Germantown and...
We'll learn about the 11-roomed garden created to honor the tobacco magnate James Buchanan Duke.
We'll hear some beautiful thoughts on nature by an English Victorian author who was born on this day in 1819.
We Grow That...
Nov 21, 2019
Today we celebrate the botanist who named the very first
plant for his mentor Carl Linnaeus, and we celebrate the 160th
birthday of one of the country's wealthiest orchidologists and the
founder of the Amerian Orchid Society.
We'll hear some garden poetry on leaves and November.
We Grow That Garden Library with a...
Nov 20, 2019
Today we celebrate the botanist who started the Botanical
Gazette back in 1875 and the incredibly down-to-earth yet inspiring
garden designer and writer who turns 90 years old today.
We'll learn about the naming error based on the name of an early
Governor of Florida and the almost 500 watercolors by a
St....