Garden history

Plant Language Shapes Reality

Plant language shapes reality -  I just can't say enough about Andrea Wulf's book on Alexander Von Humboldt (1769-1859) called  The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World. As a retired professor of Communication Studies, I was happy to…

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Empress Josephine’s Dahlia Gift

Empress Josephine's dahlia gift I first came across the name Aime Bonpland, the nineteenth century French botanist, while I was researching the history of growing and selling dahlias. Bonpland (1773-1858) became the head gardener for Empress Josephine for ten years at her…

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