July 26, 2020 How to Grow Blueberries, Garden Self-Care in the Heat, Roland Hallet Shumway, George Bernard Shaw, Aven Nelson, July Folklore, Once Upon a Windowsill by Tovah Martin, and Winthrop Mackworth Praed
Today we remember a pioneering seedsman out of Rockford, Illinois, whose company became the world's largest mail-order seed company.
We'll also learn about an Irish playwright and critic who had a unique writing hut in his garden.
We recognize the botanist who botanized in Yellowstone for an entire summer.
We also revisit some July Folklore in Unearthed Words.
We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about the History of Indoor Plants by one of my favorite authors.
And then we'll wrap things up with the story of an English writer and politician who used humor in his work.
But first, let's…
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