April 29, 2019 Perennial Defined, Agnes Chase, Cornelia Vanderbilt's Wedding, Alfred Hitchcock, Ron McBain, #AmericanSpringLive, Botany Bay, Mary Gilmore, Garden-Pedia, Composting, and the Significance of Grass
Merriam-Webster gives the following synonyms for the word perennial:
abiding, enduring, perpetual, undying
Those terms can give gardeners unrealistic expectations for their perennials.
They're not eternal.
They will eventually part ways with your garden.
But, for as long as they can, your perennials will make a go of it.
Returning to the garden after their season of die back and rest.
Ready to grow.
Ready for you to see them, and love them, all over again.
Brevities
#OTD It's the birthday of botanist who was a petite, fearless, and indefatigable person: Agnes Chase, bornon this day in 1869…
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