Podcast appearances and mentions of anna pavord

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about border plants, a new book on garden record-keeping, books by Anna Pavord and several other topics.For more information and if you are curious where this episode title came from, check out our weekly newsletter. Some Links:Dee's Instagram reel about organic potting soilCarol's blog post from 2010: The Wilderness CalledThe Tiny Farm Planner: Recordkeeping, Seasonal To-Dos, and Resources for Manging Your Small-Scale Home Farm, by Jill Ragan, (Amazon), Author of The Tiny but Mighty Farm (Amazon)On the Bookshelf: Anna PavordThe Tulip: The Story of a Flower That has Made Men Mad. (Amazon link) Good used copies. Bulb (Amazon link)The Curious Gardener (Amazon Link) Another month-by-month,  year in the garden book. The Naming of Names: The Search for Order in the World of Plants (Amazon Link)Dirt: Taxonimists are also changing bird names.Rabbit Holes:Not Just a Homemaker: The Extraordinary Life of Sheila MacGregor, by Paulette Brooks. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

My guest today is Jennifer Jewell, gardener, author, and the host of Cultivating Place, a co-production & podcast of North State Public Radio, which is syndicated across the United States and available as a podcast worldwide.  For listeners of a garden podcast in North America, much less one produced in Northern California on indigenous land, Jennifer probably needs no introduction.  In many ways she has shaped a corner of garden culture and literacy, introducing listeners to gardeners across the globe and the remarkable beings in their own backyard.  Her interviews and writing are focused on the importance of the person and place in the garden -- considering the land, its history, and culture, and always moving toward a more sustainable, inclusive whole. I am always inspired by her unwavering faith in gardeners, and the belief that we can meet the incredible challenges of our current time with community, care, and an embrace of the interconnectedness of our natural world.    Garden People Podcast from https://www.instagram.com/violetear_studio/ (@violetear_studio) L I S T E N https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-people/id1595934172 (iTunes) https://open.spotify.com/show/7qlYq5yVrLEgfCuZOtrPcn (Spotify) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/garden-people (Stitcher) S H O W N O T E S https://www.seedsavers.org (Seed Savers Exchange) https://heronswoodgarden.org (Heronswood) https://www.pacifichorticulture.org/articles/the-educational-journey-of-a-plantsman-john-wittlesey-2/ (John Whittlesey) https://amzn.to/3uYom2z (Earth in Her Hands) https://amzn.to/3RSfV2r (Under Western Skies) http://caitlinatkinson.com (Caitlin Atkinson ) https://www.arabellalennoxboyd.com (Arrabella Lennox Boyd) (and her wonderful https://www.arabellalennoxboyd.com (new book)) https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/anna-pavord/ (Anna Pavord), https://amzn.to/3ctIAuF (The Tulip) (and her most recent: https://smile.amazon.com/Seasonal-Gardener-Creative-Planting-Combinations/dp/1838663983/ref=sr_1_1?crid=131NLLAZBIFPI&keywords=anna%20pavord&qid=1658342413&sprefix=anna%20pavord%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1 (The Seasonal Gardener: Creative Planting Combinations)) https://www.instagram.com/rowenwhite/?hl=en (Rowan White), https://sierraseeds.org/rowens-story/ (Sierra Seeds) https://humansandnature.org/vandana-shiva/ (Vandana Shiva) (two favorites: https://smile.amazon.com/Who-Really-Feeds-World-Agribusiness/dp/1623170621/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=vandana%20shiva&qid=1658342614&s=books&sprefix=vandana%20shiva%2Cstripbooks%2C407&sr=1-6 (Who Really Feeds the World?) and https://amzn.to/3ziQkse (Stolen Harvest)) https://www.soulfirefarm.org/meet-the-farmers/leah-penniman/ (Leah Penniman), https://www.instagram.com/soulfirefarm/?hl=en (Soul Fire Farm) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Cooper_Marcus (Claire Cooper Marcus) (a favorite book: https://amzn.to/3zls4WE (Therapeutic Landscapes)) https://www.slowflowerspodcast.com (Debra Prinzing), https://www.instagram.com/slowflowerssociety/?hl=en (Slow Flower Society ) https://awaytogarden.com (Margaret Roach) P L A N T L I S T Salvia Manzanita - Arctostaphylos edmudsii Big Sur Manzanita Nasturtium Iceberg roses Native Eryngium aristulatum Buckwheats - Eriogonum Geum – (local native is Eeum triflorum) Marigold Deer Grass - Muhlenbergia rigens Purple sage - Salvia leucophylla

Today I welcome floral artist and flower friend and mentor, Sarah Statham of Simply by Arrangement. Whether writing from her corner of Yorkshire, England, or gardens farther afield, she is forever seeking light and the perfect pebble, and always celebrating color, form, and seasonality. Her role as an educator extends beyond the vase, providing invaluable business advice through one to one conversations with numerous flower fettlers, both seasoned and new. As much as I rely on her rock steady advice, it is her humor, love of learning, and keen sense of observation that I admire most. Perhaps it is due to the many roles she has held in her own life, but her ability to see and share stories is one of her greatest gifts. And since most of you will know her way with a bowl and a tulip or two, you'll agree there are few in the same league. Garden People Podcast from https://www.instagram.com/violetear_studio/ (@violetear_studio ) L I S T E N https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-people/id1595934172 (iTunes) https://open.spotify.com/show/7qlYq5yVrLEgfCuZOtrPcn (Spotify) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/garden-people (Stitcher) S H O W N O T E S https://www.instagram.com/simplybyarrangement/ (Sarah Statham) https://simplybyarrangement.co.uk (Simply by Arrangement ) https://www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk/members/the-yorkshire-flower-patch/ (Rachel, Yorkshire Flower Patch) https://www.instagram.com/jillshaddock/ (Jill Shaddock) https://www.misspickering.com (Miss Pickering, Stamford) https://www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk (Flowers from the Farm) http://mail.dovecottagenursery.co.uk/index.html (Dove Cottage Nursery) https://www.instagram.com/maxgilldesign/?hl=en (Max Gill) https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/constancespry/ (Constance Spry) https://www.bethchatto.co.uk (Beth Chatto) https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/christopher-lloyd (Christopher Lloyd) https://www.instagram.com/suestuartsmith/?hl=en (Sue Stuart Smith), https://amzn.to/3ufHpoK (The Well Gardened Mind: Restorative Power of Nature) https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/anna-pavord/ (Anna Pavord), https://amzn.to/3brwxgL (The Tulip) http://www.ianmcewan.com (Ian McEwan) https://www.thebusinessofsellingflowers.com (The Business of Selling Flowers) (https://www.instagram.com/plantpassion/?hl=en (Claire Brown), https://www.instagram.com/millpondflowerfarm/ (Paula Baxter), https://www.instagram.com/carolsiddorn/ (Carol Siddorn)) - https://www.thebusinessofsellingflowers.com/scholarship (Scholarship Program) P L A N T L I S T Grand Prix Roses Clematis Fritillary

Dee and Carol talk about viburnums, elderberries, books by Anna Pavord, and more.Helpful links:Dee's blog post on Native shrubs to replace roses - Red Dirt Ramblings®Carol's old blog post (2007!) on Who's Afraid of the Big Broad ShrubsMore on elderberries from Minnesota Wildflowers websiteAmazon link to books by Anna PavordThe Curious Gardener, by Anna Pavord The Seasonal Gardener: Creative Plant Combinations, by Anna Pavord. (Also on Bookshop.org.The Tulip, Twentieth Anniversary Edition, by Anna PavordLandskipping: Painters, Ploughmen and Places, by Anna PavordCookbooks:The Rancho de Chimayo Cookbook Red or Green: New Mexico CuisineWild Geese Bookshop, where Carol will be on the porch answering gardening questions on May 21st from 1:00 - 2:00 pmAffiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds. (If you buy something from them after using this link, we earn a small commission at no cost to you. This helps us continue to bring this podcast to you ad-free!)  Book links are also affiliate links.Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Don't forget to sign up for our newsletters, via our websites!

Legendary garden writer Anna Pavord's latest book, Landskipping, is a fascinating history of a peculiarly British fascination with landscape shot through with autobiographical glimpses that place Anna within that historical. What is it about landscape, she asks, that we find beautiful? How does landscape comfort us, fill us with awe or simply mesmerise us? Anna was in conversation with obsessive gardener Patrick Gale at North Cornwall Book Festival 2021.

In this episode Mike chats to garden writing legend, Anna Pavord, author of the Gardening Bible, The Tulip. Anna was the gardening correspondent for The Independent and author of a number of bestselling gardening & plant books. She is also an associate editor of Gardens Illustrated magazine and has also written for The Observer for over twenty years. In this delightful interview, she chats to Mike by telephone from her West Dorset home about The Tulip, her writing and career as a successful, freelance journalist. In a sneaky preview, Anna tells us about her new book, 'The Seasonal Gardener', due for publication Spring 2022. She also talks about her long friendship with Fergus Garret and her dear friend, the late Christopher Lloyd and shares some lovely stories about their friendship. This is a truly enchanting chat with the most wonderfully engaging garden writer. Please do follow/subscribe so you don't miss Mike's forthcoming weekly episodes. And, if you wish to contact Mike to ask a question or comment on his podcast, you can use the podcast email address micthegardener01@gmail.com or contact him via his popular Instagram account @mike_thegardener.

Beaty Rubens discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. A BBC Radio producer for 35 years, Beaty Rubens has collaborated with some of the great names in broadcasting, the arts and academia. Her many documentaries have focussed on the arts, history and the lives of women and children. Some high-points include working with Lyse Doucet, Katya Adler and James Naughtie, Professor Mary Beard, Professor Emma Smith and Professor Thomas Dixon, dancers Akram Khan and Marianela Nunez, poets Seamus Heaney, Alice Oswald, Sean O'Brien and Sasha Dugdale, writers Michael Morpurgo, David Almond, Shirley Hughes and Anna Pavord. She has won the radio category of the prestigious One World Media Award, the Glenfiddich Award and The BP Arts Journalism Award. In 2021 she left the BBC and now works as an independent producer and writer. Particularly happy in the Aegean, Beaty is also a passionate three-season swimmer in the Thames near where she lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and daughter. Journey to the River Sea https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdn6dp3 Celia Pym http://celiapym.com/ Charlotte Green giggling on air https://soundcloud.com/greville-suitcase/charlotte-green-radio-4-today Wet-Sox https://www.wetsuitwearhouse.com/wetsuits/category/worn.html 5.Rameau's Les Inde Galante - Les Sauvages - played on the cello by Christian Pierre La Marca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2MJ-QrF90k A beach in the SE of the Peloponnese in Greece which I am not going to name https://drinkteatravel.com/best-beaches-peloponnese-greece/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Folklore and legends are often intertwined with plants and gardens.  Today, I stumbled on a Swedish Legend called "The Harvest That Never Came" and I thought you'd get a kick out of it. The story has been used in lesson plans, to teach kids problem solving. I'm going to abbreviate it a bit, but I'll share a link to a good English translation in today's show notes. A young man named Arild was the son of a Danish noble family. He had fallen in love with a girl from Sweden named Thale. But, in the midst of their romance, Denmark and Sweden declared war on each other. Arild, who served in the war as a Danish Knight, was captured by the Swedes and thrown in prison. While he was in prison, Arild received a note from Thala, his true love.  "My dearest Arild, I promised to wait for you forever, but I fear I will not be allowed to. My father says you will never return, and he has chosen another man to be my husband... He has already set the marriage date. I will love you always. Your faithful Thale"   Now, Arild was not about to die in prison, and he was certainly not going to lose Thale. So, he came up with an offer and he presented it to King Erik of Sweden in the form of a letter: "Your Royal Majesty, Grant me one favor. Let me go home to marry the woman I love. Then allow me to stay only long enough to plant a crop and harvest it. On my word of honor (as a knight), I will return to your prison as soon as the harvest is gathered."   The King granted Arild's request and Arild married Thale. In the Spring, Arild decided on a crop and he planted the seeds placing them each of them six paces apart. In the Fall, after the Harvest season had passed, King Erik sent a messenger to summon Arild back to prison. Arild looked at the messenger with surprise, saying, "My crop is not harvested... Indeed it has not yet even sprouted!” The messenger looked perplexed and said, "Not sprouted? What did you plant?" Arild's reply revealed the cleverness of his plan: "Pine Trees." When King Erik heard Arild's story he wisely judged, “A man like that does not deserve to be in prison.” "And so, Arild was allowed to remain home with his beloved Thale. And a magnificent forest stands today as a testament to his love."     Brevities #OTD  Today is the birthday of the botanist and physician Lorenz Scholz von Rosenau who was born on this day in 1552. The information history has preserved about Scholz gives us a rare glimpse into the botanical life of a dedicated plantsman in the 1500's. Like many early botanists, he was very well educated and he was a polyglot; reading, writing, and speaking many languages.  One of the most important endeavors accomplished by Scholz was translating medical references which were written in Greek and Arabic. He took that information, along with references written by peers around Europe, and put together a reference book that combined all of the best medical information of his time. His work proved so valuable in helping to teach people about the plague, that he earned a coat of arms and nobility title, the Scholz von Rosenau" name in 1596. As for botanical activities, Scholz was way ahead of his time. He grew potatoes - a dubious activity during his day and age, and one few gardeners would have pursued - because people were afraid of night shade plants. And, Scholz had a massive garden even by today's standards - over 7 acres. I love the description of the layout for Scholz's garden: four quadrants, big central pathways, and smack in the middle of all of it was a building that historians say was used to entertain; Scholz had designed it to serve both as a dining hall and an art gallery. Clearly, Scholz was a people person and he loved entertaining his friends and family at his garden. During the growing season, Scholz would hold gatherings he called "flower festivals" in his garden to delight his friends and family.    #OTD  Today is the anniversary of the death of Margherita Caffi who died on this day in 1710.  Caffi was an Italian painter who was able to have a long career painting still life flower & fruit compositions.The men in her family were painters, but Caffi was self-taught. A mother of four who was pursuing a craft outside of the norm for her times, Caffi had an incredible work ethic. But, her efforts paid off; Caffi achieved fame and even royal patronage during a time when female painters were not embraced. A quick Google search of Caffi will reveal that she loved tulips, roses, peonies and carnations; she loved to paint their delicate forms and felt that their tremendous colors - the soft pinks, the vibrant reds, the remarkable shades of yellow and orange - were best displayed against a dark background. Caffi's art is formal and elegant; she painted on silk, canvas and vellum.     #OTD   Today is the birthday of botanist and explorer Mary Sophie Young who was born on this day in 1872. In 2017, Nicole Elmer wrote a lovely profile of Young which was featured on the website for the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. Here are some highlights from Elmer's profile: When Mary Sophie was born in Glendale, Ohio to an Episcopalian minister and his wife, she was undoubtedly the answer to her parents prayers; they had already had seven boys by they time Mary Sophie was born. Growing up with brothers was formative for Young; she often said she felt that playing with them outside had made her tough and that the experience had helped her withstand the challenging conditions often faced by botanists during plant collecting expeditions. Young ended up getting her PhD from the University of Chicago. By the fall of 1910, she was on the faculty at the University of Texas; she had landed a job in the botany department. In two short years, Young was put in charge of the herbarium which already housed 2500 specimens; but had never had a curator. Young immediately set about adding to the herbarium through her  collecting.  Early on, as a collector in Austin, Young began publishing her work and she would often correspond with others using the simply sign-off  "M.S. Young" which masked the fact that she was female. Young wrote in the manner that she spoke; very directly. To Young's delight, while exchanging letters, many people who read her prose and her initials and would incorrectly assume that she was a man. It gave her an immense feeling of satisfaction. In Elmer's post about Young, she wrote: "Young’s favorite area to collect was West Texas, and she traveled there during [her] vacation[s].... [in the] the summers of 1914, 1915, 1916, and 1918... Young would hire a younger man to accompany her, usually a university student, to assist with hunting and setting up camp. Young also paid part of her expenses on these collecting trips and donated her time. While in West Texas, she collected from ferns, grasses, cacti, large trees, and sedges." Young recorded her 1914 trip in a journal.  Elmer wrote that, "Young [expressed] awe at the landscape... of being in the vastness of West Texas at the turn of the century: “It’s about five o’clock now. The ‘lonely’ time is beginning. The air is very transparent and very still and everything glistens. There is something of that uncanny fee ling of the consciousness of inanimate things.” In February 1919 Young was diagnosed with advanced cancer. She died a month later at the age of 46 . She had served as curator for seven years and in that time she had added almost 14,000 specimens to the University of Texas herbarium. Today, the herbarium occupies eight floors of the Tower; an iconic part of the University of Texas Landscape.     #OTD  Today is the birthday of the garden writer Anna Pavord.  In her 2010 book,The Curious Gardener, Pavord, culled articles from her newspaper column. Here's an excerpt: "It was at our first house and on the first patch of ground that we actually owned that I really discovered the point of gardening. It wasn’t a Pauline conversion. There was no sudden, blinding vision of beauty. I didn’t see myself (still don’t) trolling through bowers of roses, straw hat just so, gathering blooms into a basket. Nor had I any idea at first of the immense joy of growing food. But I had at least begun to understand that gardening, if it is to be satisfying, requires some sense of permanency. Roots matter. The longer you stay put, the richer the rewards. "I also realized how completely I had missed the point as a child. Gardening was not necessarily about an end result. The doing was what mattered. At this time too, I learned about gardening as therapy."       Unearthed Words "Under the harvest moon,  When the soft silver  Drips shimmering  Over the garden nights,  Death, the gray mocker,  Comes and whispers to you  As a beautiful friend  Who remembers."  - Carl Sandburg, Under the Harvest Moon Today's book recommendation: Big Dreams, Small Garden by Marianne Willburn Big Dreams, Small Garden is Willburn's Guide to Creating Something Extraordinary in Your Ordinary Space. As a columnist and Master Gardener for over 20 years, Willburn is used to talking to people who long to create the garden space of their dreams, but find that something in their circumstances is getting in the way of that dream. If that situation describes you, Willburn's guide will be your inInspiration to getting unstuck and getting the garden you are hoping for; whether that's a restful outdoor space for entertaining or a garden to supply edibles for cooking. Stop waiting for “the perfect place” and start the process of visualizing, achieving, maintaining, and enjoying your unfolding garden. Willburn  gives you tips for making a sanctuary in less-than-ideal situations and profiles real-life gardeners who have done just that—including the author herself.     Today's Garden Chore Pot up some herbs to bring indoors. This is an excellent weekend to pot up some of your herbs to grow through the fall and winter on the kitchen windowsill. I like to bring in mint and parsley, as well as rosemary, basil, and cilantro. And don't forget that your windowsill is a great place to sprout scallions which will happily grow in a vase of water - right next to the herbs on your windowsill.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart On this day in 1910, The Rutland Daily Herald out of Vermont shared this utterly charming story about a little-known flower called the Rhodum sidus: An amusing story told by Hood describes how a country nurseryman made a large sum out of sales of a simple little flower that he sold under the name of Rhodum sidus.   This charming name proved quite an attraction to the ladies and the flower became the sage of the season.   It was one of those freaks of fashion for which there is no accounting.   At length a botanist  who found that the plant was [a common] weed requested to know where the nursery man got the name from.   He elicited the following reply:   “I found this flower in the road beside us, so christened it the Rhodum sidus.”     Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Gardeners.   Horticultural experts.   Professors, even.   On the garden path, you can, from time to time, run into people that decimate you faster than a Japanese Beetle on green beans.   Let's just set one thing straight. Gardening is good for you, but people who give garden advice can be bad for you.    What they fail to realize is that gardening is an activity of the head AND the heart.   I'm here to tell you, gardening is the absolute most wonderful pastime. But don't let anyone diminish your love for it. If the folks giving you advice aren't respectful, helpful, or loving - they shouldn't be in the business of helping people garden. The world needs every gardener it can get. The best thing you can give a gardener is encouragement.     Brevities     #OTD It's the death day of William Herbert (12 January 1778 – 28 May 1847).    He was a British botanist, a distinguished scholar and poet, an Amaryllis breeder, and a clergyman who eventually became the first Dean of Manchester; the head of the Chapter of Manchester Cathedral.   In 1837, Herbert wrote a book about the Amaryllidaceae ("am-uh-ril-id-AY-see-ee") or the Amaryllis ("am-uh-RIL-us") family.  The Amaryllis was named after Virgil's shepherdess Amarysso from Greek mythology, meaning "to sparkle".   Nearly two decades earlier,  Herbert had split the genera in two – creating one genera for the original Amaryllis genera named by Linnaeus and for the other genera for what he called the Hippeastrum ("hip-ee-ASS-trum").   He explained his actions in writing saying:   "Many years ago,...when I  distinguished this genus,... I retained for it the name Amaryllis, and proposed that of Coburghia for Belladonna and Blanda. I was not then aware that Linnaeus had given the name Amaryllis to Belladonna, with a playful reason assigned; but as soon as I learned it, I felt, ... that the jeu d'esprit of a distinguished man ought not to be superceded, and that and that no continental botanist would submit to the change. I therefore restored the name Amaryllis to Belladonna, and gave that of Hippeastrum or Equestrian star to this genus, following up the idea of Linnaeus when he named one of the original species equestre."   Hippeastrum is Greek; hippeus for rider and astron for star - thus, "horseman's star". Gardeners surmise that the closed buds of the flower look something like a horse's ear and the blossoms are shaped like six-pointed stars.     As is often the case in horticulture, the more popular name didn't end up with the more popular genus. The the original Amaryllis genus ended up with only one species - the belladonna - although another species has been discovered.  Meanwhile the Hippeastrum genus has a whopping 90 species and over 600 cultivars. It's clearly more significant, botanically speaking, after being hybridized in the 19th century. Thus, it's the hippeastrum genera that gives us the large bulbs we pot up in the winter and lovingly call by their common name: Amaryllis... but they are really Hippeastrum. So this November, when you're potting up your Amaryllis, think to yourself - Hip Hip Hooray - it's Hippeastrum day!   What's the likelihood that actually happens? Yeah. It doesn't roll off the tongue, does it?   The confusion about the two different genera stems from the fact that folks didn't like and don't likesaying Hippeastrum.   When the change was announced, the eminent horticultural empire builder, Harry Veitch challenged it eloquently when he said,   "Are we wrong in continuing to call these grand flowers after the name of the Virgilian nymph, and should we therefore drop the pleasing appellative with which they have been almost indissolubly connected from our earliest memory, and substitute the rougher Hippeastrum for the softer Amaryllis?'   Veitch was not alone. The century growers from the infamous bulb families refused to go along with the name change. To this day, the bulbs are exported from the Netherlands in crates clearly marked Amaryllis.   Yet, William Herbert is remembered fondly through the ages. The genus Herbertia of Sweet - a small genus in the Iris Family - commemorated him.   Charles Darwinwrote about Herbert in the On the Origin of Species(1859):  In regard to plants, no one has treated this subject with more spirit and ability than W. Herbert, Dean of Manchester, evidently the result of his great horticultural knowledge. And, the International Bulb Societyawards The Herbert Medalto people who advance the knowledge of bulbous plants.     #OTD It's the birthday of Carl Richard Nyberg (May 28, 1858, – 1939) the Swede who created the blowtorch which in turn led to the flame weeder.   Nyberg worked in various industrial companies, eventually landing at J. E. Eriksons Mekanikus. While he was there, he came up with the idea for the blowtorch. He built a prototype complete with safety features.    Convinced he was on to something, he quit his job at Eriksons in 1882 and set up a workshop in Stockholm making blowtorches.  Nyberg hadn't set up efficient production and he didn't have a dedicated or trained sales team.  It flopped.   Four years later, in 1886, he met a man named Max Sievert at a country fair. They struck up a conversation and Sievert was savvy enough to know realize the potential of Nyberg's blowtorch.  Seivert started selling it and Nyberg was back in business.   This time, Nyberg diversified. He made blowtorches as well as small paraffin oil and kerosene stoves.   Nyberg's company went public in 1906 and Nyberg gave his employees stock in the company. Known as "Nybergs snobbar" or Nyberg's snobs, Nyberg's employees were better off than their peers in other companies.In 1922 Nyberg's old friend, Max Sievert, bought the company and he continued to own it until 1964 when it was bought by Esso.   Although Nyberg worked on countless other inventions, his heart actually belonged to aviation. He became known as "Flyg-Nyberg" (Flying-Nyberg). For over two decades beginning in the late 1800's, he built and tested his plane, the Flugan (The Fly) on a circular wood track in his garden.  Nyberg was the first to test his design in a wind tunneland the first to build an airplane hangar.Despite his inability to get his invention to fly, the fact he attempted it at all was something of a miracle; Nyberg was afraid of heights.       Unearthed Words Greek mythology tells the story of Amaryllis, who was a lovestruck shepherdess. She met a handsome shepherd on the mountainside. His name was Alteo and she fell in love with him. But, the problem was that Alteo had a heart only for flowers. Oh, to be one of his beloved blossoms! Amaryllis went to the Oracle at Delphi who gave her a Golden arrow. The Oracle told Amaryllis that each night she must dress all in white and stand outside Alteo's house. Then she must pierce her own heart with the Golden arrow and knock on Alteo's door. For 29 nights, Alteo slept soundly, never hearing Amaryllis cry out; never hearing her knock at his door. But, on the 30th night, Alteo awoke to her cry, and when she knocked on his door, he opened it. There, Amaryllis stood in her white gown. Her heart was fully healed and on the ground, wherever her blood has been shed, were the most magnificent scarlet flowers Alteo had ever seen. Alteo knelt before her and pledged his undying love to Amaryllis. Now, every holiday season, we watch the Amaryllis bloom and we are reminded of the wonder and the power of love; which is the strongest power of all - stronger than even death. Here's a little poem I wrote about the Amaryllis:   Amaryllis by Jennifer Ebeling   Amaryllis is so sweet and fair, A name that's true; beyond compare. Though Herbert made the genera split, He picked a name we'd soon   forget So goche, it starts with hippeasst, In the game of names, it   comes in last Rather follow like sheep where Linnaeus led, Honoring a shepherdess who willing bled For the love of a shepherd who saw her not, But oh, Amaryllis, gardeners have not forgot. Today, we say Alteo who? But, at your name, we can construe The bulb that blooms in winter's chill. Amaryllis, you are with us still.       Today's book recommendation: Medieval Herbals by Minta Collins    Published in 2000, Minta's book the first book author Anna Pavord gives credit to for her work in The Naming of Names about the earliest work in plant taxonomy. Medieval Herbals provides one of the few resources on the subject of the earliest ideas and books of herbs. Minta explains how herbals became the backbone of knowledge for medical scholars. The books were expensive, difficult to obtain and often invaluable to historians, botanists, and the world of culture and art. I, for one, love that someone named Minta wrote a book about herbs. Hardcover versions of this book sell for over $300. However, the link in today's show notes, can get you to paperback copies on Amazon of this incredible resource for just over $30. That's a 90% savings.     Today's Garden Chore:   Address exposed tree roots with mulch instead of soil. Depending on your type of soil, and the type of tree, tree roots can sometimes erupt on the surface of the soil. Many gardeners want to bury the Exposed roots; But, putting more than an inch to an inch and a half of soil on top of the exposed root can actually smother the tree.  Placing a small layer of mulch on top of the exposed tree root is preferred. Mulch is lighter, has more air pockets, and when rained on creates an organic tea; adding nutrients back into the soil.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   #OTD  On this day in 1919, New Hampshire selected the purple lilac as the state flower Because they said it symbolized the hardy character of the men and women of the Granite State.   In 1750, the first lilac was planted at the home of the first Gov. Benning Wentworth. An Englishman, Wentworth had brought the lilac along with other trees and shrubs when he immigrated to America.   Nearly 200 years later, New Hampshire Gov. Francis P. Murphy commemorated a planting at the capital on April 25, 1939.   He remarked,   "Six roots were taken from the famous lilac trees In the garden of the first colonial governor of New Hampshire.So today, We are placing in the earth of the Capitol grounds root cuttings from the very first lilacs ever to come to America. We are very proud of this little flower which is uniquely ours and as I plant these routes today, I ask you to join with me in the hope that they may thrive and in the course of time, grow into full beauty."   And here's one final note about the Wentworth lilacs: The lilacs planted at Mount Vernon by George Washington are also thought to be slips taken from the Wentworth estate.       Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Emerson once wrote,   "To science there is no poison; To botany no weed; To chemistry no dirt."   As much as I like this quote, I know most gardeners will beg to differ. To gardeners, there areweeds. As I mentioned in an earlier episode this month, we often forget one key variable in gardening; the gardener. Each of us, as gardeners, has our own point of view when it comes to weeds.   On May 12, 1957, Vita Sackville West reached the same conclusion when she said, "It was borne in on me, not for the first time, how the weeds of one country are the flowers of another. Recently in the tropics I had been shocked on seeing my host and hostess as they wandered round their garden tearing up green oddments as we should tear up groundsel, . . . saying, ‘That wretched thing! All over the place as usual!’ This was Gloriosa superba, which we have to grow carefully in heat if we want it at all."     Brevities #OTD It's the birthday of Ynes Mexia, A Mexican American botanist born in 1870.   After a lifetime of turbulent personal challenges, Mexia discovered the Sierra Club at age 50. Throughout her life, nature had been a balm to her. She decided to enroll at Berkeley in order to take botany classes.She would take classes there on and off over the next 16 years; her goal was not to graduate but simply to learn more about plants. Mexia fell in love with fieldwork and she went on numerous trips through the southwestern part of the United States, Mexico, and South America.   Mexia was especially drawn to unique plants and she absolutely adored sunflowers. In fact, on one of her botanizing trips, she discovered an entirely new genus of Compositae.   Although Mexia was a late bloomer as a botanist, her collecting efforts proved extraordinary. Many scholars argue that she was the most accomplished plant collector of her time.   Here are some highlights about her work: Mexia collected and preserved 150,000 plants, flowers, and leaves Her first trip yielded 500 specimens the same number that Darwin brought back on the Beagle. Mexia personally discovered 500 brand-new plant species. Her botanist peers were well aware of her staggering amount of work and expeditions. Specifically, Mexia enjoyed the thrill of working with botanist Alice Eastwood. Yet, not even lung cancer could stop her from collecting plants. In 1938, she had returned to Mexico in search of new specimens. But her illness got the best of her, she was forced to cut her trip short and returned to the United States. She died at Berkeley on June 12th. Mexia's estate was donated in part to the Redwood Preserve in California. A 40-acre grove, home to one of the tallest trees, was named in her honor. Today, some 80 years after her death, scientists are still processing the plants she collected.   #OTD It's the birthday of Queen Victoria.   Kensington Palace is marking the bicentenary, the 200th anniversary, of Victoria's birth with an impressive floral display at the sunken garden. The display will include Flowers from the Victorian period, such as heliotropes, cannas, pelargonium, and begonias.   There are many plants named after Queen Victoria including the Victoria agave. The giant waterlily, Victoria amazonica, Is also named for her. Violets were Queen Victoria's favorite flowers.   When Victoria married Albert, she broke with protocol. Instead of wearing a crown, she wore a wreath of orange blossoms.     #OTD On this day in 2018, The Oakville Horticultural Society outside of Québec, offered a screening of the documentary "The Gardener" featuring horticulturist Frank Cabot and his masterpiece garden Les Quatre Vents or the Four Winds.   The film reflects upon the meaning of gardening and its impact on our lives. Cabot passed away at the age of 86, But before he died he shared his personal quest for perfection on his 20-acre English style garden and the state. The Four Winds Garden has been in the Cabot family for over 100 years.   There's a wonderful video of an interview that Martha Stewart did with Frank. He tells about the moon bridge being a copy of a moon bridge from Seven Star Park in China. "I'm a great believer in plagiarizing. I think all gardeners are. There's no reason why one shouldn't plagiarize. Why not take someone else's good idea and adapted to one's site. This garden really represents that; it's just Ideas that were gleaned from other sources."     Unearthed Words: The Naming of Plants by Linda Leinen Linda was inspired to write this poem after reading T.S. Eliot’s poem delightful “The Naming of Cats”.   When I was researching yesterday's show which honored Carl Linnaeus’s birthday and his system of categorizing plants by genus and species - or binomial nomenclature, I came across Linda's poem.    If you already know “The Naming of Cats,” you’ll hear its echoes below.     The naming of plants? It really does matter. It isn’t correct to think all are the same. You may think at first I’m indulging in patter, but I tell you — a plant must have four different names!     First comes the name that tells us its genus — Gaillardia, Solanum, Ilex or Phlox; Clematis and Salvia, Silphium, Quercus — the Latin is easy, not hard as a rock.     There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter, some for the cactus and some for the canes — Monarda, Justicia, or even Lantana make lovely and sensible Latinate names.     And then, every plant needs a name more particular, a name that’s specific and quite dignified — else how could it keep all its stems perpendicular, spread out its anthers, or blossom with pride?     For namings of this sort, I ‘ll give you fair dozens: lyrata, drummondii, frutescens, and more — crispus, limosa, luteola, texensis — those names help describe what we’re all looking for.     Of course, there are names by which most people call plants, like violet, hollyhock, iris, and thyme; there’s nothing more common than sweet dandelions, or peaches, or rhubarb for making our wine.     But above and beyond, there’s one name left over, and that is the Name that you never will guess; the Name that no researcher ever discovers — which the plant itself knows, but will not confess.     When you notice a bloom in profound meditation, its rays sweetly folded, or its leaves well-arrayed, its mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation of the seed of a thought of a thought of its Name: its sturdy and windblown, sunkissed and shadowed, deep and firm-rooted most singular Name.     Wasn't that delightful?    You can find Linda at her websites:   Lagniappe - I'll let you discover the marvelousness of that name and all of Linda's work there.   You can also find Linda at The Task at Hand, which is native plant centered and essentially photographic in nature.     Today's book recommendation: The Naming of Names by Anna Pavord A few words to describe this book: gorgeous. indispensable. Pavord traces the history of plant taxonomy from the ancient Greeks to 17th-century British botanist John Ray. I'm down with anything by Pavord - and you can get used copies of this excellent book on Amazon through the link around $3. That's downright criminal.   Today's Garden Chore It's another Photo Friday in the Garden: Today, take an inventory of your weeds.   That's right. Weeds are going to take centerstage.   Why?   Because I bet you need help identifying at least a handful. Now you'll have photos of your weeds with you and you can get help identifying them.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart When I was researching Mexia, I learned that the concept of having plants named in her honor, gave her an immense satisfaction. It was almost as if she was scrambling to leave a botanical legacy in order to ensure her place in history. As of today, 50 species have been named in her honor. Like all plant explorers, Mexia had her war stories. The San Francisco Examinerhad an article that featured Mexia and they memorably titled it "She Laughs at Jungle Perils". Once Mexia had had accidentally eaten a poisonous berry. The indigenous people shared an ingenious remedy with her: "Sticking a chicken feather down her throat to coax the berries back up." Mexia traveled the entire length of the Amazon River. During one of her breaks from the jungle, she had even climbed Mount McKinley. When she nearly died after falling from a cliff, her team attempted to make her feel better, by naming two flowers after her: The Maxianthus mexicanasand the Mamosa mexiae.     Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.   These notes may contain affiliate links.      Garden soundtrack Birdsong, growing by the day   One more week of winter   Meteorological and astronomical calendars   Somewhere on the threshold between two seasons   #thatwinterspringthing hashtag https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thatwinterspringthing/   Great Comp Garden Comp Lane Platt, Nr Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8QS https://greatcompgarden.co.uk/     Micro book review   ‘Galanthus’ from Bulb, by Anna Pavord https://amzn.to/2GBvElb   Published by Mitchell Beazley 2009     Interview with Lia Leendertz   07:06  Plant memories   11:04   What Lia’s garden says about her   16:43   Lia’s cookbook Petal, Leaf, Seed – taking flavours from the garden   17:44   How the Almanac came about   22:15   The benefits of living in tune with the seasons   27:16   What if the stories run out?   30:42   Hope for the future   Stephen Blackmore https://twitter.com/SteveBlackm0re, British botanist,  former Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, and chair of Botanic Gardens Conservation International http://www.bgci.org/   33:48   Lia’s favourite season   36:53   The Instagram hashtag #myalmanacmoment: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/myalmanacmoment/       Seasonal signs – are the seasons merging?   Help The Woodland Trust track the effects of weather and climate change with Nature’s Calendar https://naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk/       You can find Lia on on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lialeendertz and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lia_leendertz/     The Almanac, a seasonal guide to 2019 is available at your local indy book stores, or you can buy it from Amazon here https://amzn.to/2VcP82D       With thanks to Lia for being my guest this episode, and to Charles Budd for his wonderful reading. You can find Charlie here: Twitter https://twitter.com/charliebudd Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thetallphotographer/     website: gardensweedsandwords.com email: gardensweedsandwords@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/AndrewTimothyOB Twitter: twitter.com/AndrewTimothyOB   

Anna Pavord, writer & gardener, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island DiscsProducer: Cathy Drysdale.

Anna Pavord, writer & gardener, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs Producer: Cathy Drysdale.

Helen Mark enjoys the winter garden with Anna Pavord and Brendan Little. Reg Maxwell is in studio and Barbara Pilcher and David Love Cameron talk about herbs and winter greens.

On the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability' Brown, garden writer Anna Pavord talks about his work and his legacy. Author of many books , her most recent is called Landskipping. She is interviewed by Ian McMillan, presenter of Radio 3's The Verb and judge of the Proms Poetry competition.

Michael Berkeley's guest is Anna Pavord, the distinguished writer about gardens and landscape. Her best-known book is The Tulip, a biography of the bulb that created a mania in the 17th century, but she's written extensively about plants, and places, and spent years as gardening columnist of the Independent. Her latest book "Landskipping: painters, ploughmen and places", is an exploration of how, through the ages, we have responded to the land. The programme is recorded on location in the landscape of west Dorset where Anna Pavord has lived, and gardened, for much of her life. She talks about what this landscape means to her, and why it is that we respond to certain kinds of natural beauty. She discusses her scholarly research into landscape mania in the 18th century, and tells moving personal stories too, such as the time she refused morphine after an operation for cancer, discovering that a mask of sweet peas was more effective - and much more pleasurable. Walking round her garden, Anna Pavord reflects on the therapeutic value - and marvelous madness - of a life spent gardening. Music choices include the Welsh Hymn Cwm Rhondda; the poet R.S.Thomas reading his own work; Bach's Wedding Cantata; two pieces by Schubert; Elgar's Cello Concerto - and a 1929 recording by Cleo Gibson: "I've got Ford engine movements in my hips".

Anna Pavord talking about her book LANDSKIPPING - Painters, Ploughmen and Places at The Oldie Literary lunch. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market

Anna Pavord takes us to Florence and the hillsides of Tuscany in the early 20th century in the footsteps of the free-spirited expat community to discover the stories behind the creation of some of the region’s most thrilling gardens.

Gardening writer Anna Pavord visits the Royal Academy exhibition Painting the Modern Garden and talks to Anne McElvoy about her new book Landskipping. New Generation Thinker Peter Mackay joins the conversation about landscapes and - as Radio 3 marks the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow with a focus on folk - he explores the way folk traditions have fed into Scottish poetry. As arguments about whether the statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College, Oxford should be allowed to remain in place continue to divide students and alumni, journalist Nick Cohen and former Rector of Exeter College, Oxford Dame Frances Cairncross discuss how present day funding of colleges and universities can also be a contentious issue. New Generation Thinker Peter Mackay explores the contrasting folk traditions in Irish and Scottish poetry as Radio 3 begins a weekend exploring folk connections.

Anna Pavord is the gardening correspondent for the Independent and the author of eight books, including the bestselling The Tulip. She contributes to a number of magazines, both in the US and the UK and regularly fronts programmes for BBC Radio 3 and 4. She chairs the Gardens Panel of the National Trust and sits on the Parks and Gardens Panel of English Heritage. She lives in Dorset, England, where she spent thirty years restoring the garden of an old rectory. She has recently moved to a new house and started another garden. She is married and has three daughters. The Curious Gardener, published by Bloomsbury in November 2010, brings together in 12 chapters - one from each month of the year - 72 pieces on all aspects of gardening. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

The Gardens Illustrated Talk 2014, held on the Tuesday of Chelsea Flower Show week, brought together Great Dixter’s head gardener Fergus Garrett and garden and landscape designer Dan Pearson – both internationally admired gardening greats. They were led by Anna Pavord in a conversion that revealed their gardening passions and inspirations.

The Gardens Illustrated Talk 2013, held during Chelsea Flower Show week, saw renowned Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf and award-winning garden designer Jinny Blom chat about their work and give insights into how they approach planting and design.

Celebrating the life of the late Christopher Lloyd and the garden at Great Dixter. Fergus gardened alongside Christo for 20 years as his head gardener, while Anna was one of his many friends and a regular visitor to Great Dixter. The two recall an entertaining selection of anecdotes about the great man.