November 11, 2019 Kashmir Paradise, Orchids with Alys Fowler, Perennial Garden Care, Jean-Baptiste Van Mons, Chrysanthemums, the Leonids, Carl Peter Thunberg, Beverley Nichols, Gardening for Butterflies by The Xerces Society, Staking Trees, and Elizabeth

The Daily Gardener · Nov 11, 2019 · 22m

Today we celebrate the botanist who bred more than 40 types of pears - including our most popular varieties.

We'll learn about the cultural meanings associated with the chrysanthemum and the Swedish botanist who posed as a Dutchman to botanize in Japan.

We'll hear some thoughts on November from one of my favorite garden writers

And, we Grow That Garden Library with one of the best books on Gardening for Butterflies

I'll talk about straightening your ornamental trees, and then we'll wrap things up with the story of the woman who loved blueberries so much she shared them with the world.

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