July 9, 2020 Magnolia Gardens White Bridge, Cottage Garden Style, Sowing Biennial Flower Seeds, Henry Wallace Johnston, Nikolay Vavilov, George Shull, Tomato Poetry, The Backyard Parables by Margaret Roach, and Samual Smithers aka Plantman
Today we celebrate the man who named the lipstick tree and was known as Florida's Burbank.
We'll also learn about the incredible work of an extraordinary Russian botanist who was tragically sentenced to death on this day in 1941.
And we honor the life of the "Father of Hybrid Corn."
Today's poetry is all about a favorite summer crop: tomatoes.
We Grow That Garden Library™ with a witty and poetic book about Gardening and Life.
And then we'll wrap things up with the story of a Marvel character near and dear to gardener's hearts.
But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners around…
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