Gardening news, notes and trivia for this week.
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The Scoop
Gardening news, notes and trivia for this week.
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Snowmageddon Hits the United States Botanic Garden
How did the United States Botanic Garden fare in the massive Mid-Atlantic snowstorm of February 2010?
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The Scoop
Gardening news, notes and trivia for this week.
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The American Rose Society
The American Rose Society is an educational nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to the cultivation and enjoyment of the rose. Learn more about their services and activities.
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Fig Leaves Are Shaped Like an Open Hand
A poem inspired by a father who grew fig trees.
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A Poem for a Woman Named Rose
A poem contemplating the expectations carried in a name.
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What I Learned in the Garden
As a child, what little I knew of my father, I learned from his garden . . .
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Plants Are People, Too
Ken Druse, author of Planthropology, declares that "plants get no respect", but that recognizing them as individual beings brings them to life…and proves it! Read Article
Namesake Roses
A cook recalls how one famous chef led her from stove to garden and back Read Article
Don Shadow
Shadow is known around the world as one of the most connected of plantsmen and as the most active acquirer of unusual plants. The letters strewn across his desk come from across town and around the globe. People write with pictures of possible introductions.“Send cuttings, send seed,” he responds. They write for advice on what to do with a new plant that’s been discovered in some remote swamp or hollow. “Send cuttings, send seed,” he responds. They write looking for the rarest of the rare and the oddest of the odd. “I’ve got cuttings, I’ve got seed,” he responds… Read Article