Podcast appearances and mentions of David Douglas

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by David Douglas, President of the St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission, to tell us his long, winding, and incredibly compelling faith journey. It begins, for David, in a socialist commune, the son of a prominent bluegrass musician, David's parents had a radical conversion to Evangelical Christianity through the Jesus People movement in the 1980's which would forever shape the trajectory of David's faith life – and this would only be the beginning. Through overseas missionary work, life on nearly every continent on the globe, and through deep experiences of charismatic, evangelical, and biblical faith David's journey culminated, in a way, with his decision to join the Catholic Church with his family – and it's only continued from there! It's a remarkable story, told by a remarkable storyteller, and I sincerely hope you enjoy it!Visit the St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission for more information.Send your feedback to cordialcatholic@gmail.com. Sign up for our newsletter for my reflections on  episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive contests.To watch this and other episodes please visit (and subscribe to!) our YouTube channel.Please consider financially supporting this show! For more information visit the Patreon page.  All patrons receive access to exclusive content and if you can give $5/mo or more you'll also be entered into monthly draws for fantastic books hand-picked by me.If you'd like to give a one-time donation to The Cordial Catholic, you can visit the PayPal page.Thank you to those already supporting the show! This show is brought to you in a special way by our Patron Co-Producers. Thanks to Eli and Tom, Kelvin and Susan, Stephen, Victor and Susanne, Phil, Noah, Nicole, Michelle, Jordan, Jon, James, Gina, and Eyram.Support the Show.Find and follow The Cordial Catholic on social media:Instagram: @cordialcatholicTwitter: @cordialcatholicYouTube: /thecordialcatholicFacebook: The Cordial CatholicTikTok: @cordialcatholic

David Douglas & Applescal - Ritual [Atomnation] Mackwood - Habits feat. Aniis - Quin Oulton [Only Good Stuff] Clyde Beats - Snapped (feat. Jake Blades & Manny Marko) [Only Good Stuff] Kito Jempere - Et Que Je Dorme [KitoJempereRecords] Kofi The Unknown - Smash [Boogie Cat Rec] Werner Niedermeier - JazzYo [Bullet Dodge Recoreds] Ten Years Lost - Back To Life [Mom Spaghetti] Two Shell & Sugarbabes - Round [Young] Wife D.- IDKW [Hold A Corner] Joshua Idehen - Learn To Swim Pt.1 (Dj Krust Intuitive Assignment Remix) [BARN] Horace Andy - You Are My Angel [Torjan Records] The Wailers - Natty Dread Dub [Wallboomers Music] Chalice, Yeyo Perez & Mafia And Fluxy - Tiempos Ruff [Inini-T] Lee Jackson - Call On My [Only Good Stuff] Srirajah Soundsystem - Si Phan Don Lovers Rock  Kolida Dabo - Kola Balkanesque Choosy Lover - Spot Tonight [Soul Claps Records] Isabelle eberdean - 4 The Night (@jawn_rice) [Mutual Intentions] Maz , Bruno Antdot , Ginton - Jolie Fille [Dawn Patrol] Sylvia -  Pussy Cat Lilo Milova - Two Cents [tlkbx Records] Tommy Genesis & Austin Millz - Church [Ultra] Jamie xx- Treat Each Other Right [Young] Fonzo - UNO [Rinse FM] L.B.Dub Corp - Only The Good Times (Burial Remix) [Dekmantel]

1. lau.ra & Nova Newland - Another Life 2. Prospa - If You Want My Loving 3. Qrion - Ice Palace 4. Rockin Moroccin - Old School Baby 5. Jethro Heston x Huxley x BOAA - Show Me 6. fishplant - Who Are We 7. Deep2Tech - Göbekli Tepe 8. Eli & Fur - My Reflection 9. Zenit - Never Be Alone 10. Niconé, IGGGY feat. Neshii - Rainbow (Dirty Doering Remix) 11. David Bay - Entertainment 12. Rem Siman - Face The Music 13. David Douglas & Applescal - The Descent

So we made a new friend... with a great voice for radio, David Douglas, of the Youtube Channel, "Ancient Answers" who swears by the Bat Creek Stone. Let's hear what he has to say! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wardradio/support

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David Douglas shares his story of conversion as a teenager living in Florida. His story is so powerful! David talks about praying to know if God was real. Shortly after his prayer, he fell asleep and had a unique dream. Little did he know that his dream would come back to his mind years later and verify the spirit he was feeling!! At age 15, David wanted to prioritize God in his life. He had attended different churches but finally felt a pull to the LDS Church after speaking with a friend who talked about the priesthood. David's story doesn't end there!

Nog nahijgend van een heerlijk klassiek openingsweekend staan alweer de volgende gangen op het rijke wielermenu; Parijs-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico én natuurlijk de Strade Bianche

Welcome to the Pearls of Wisdom podcast. In this episode, we're diving headfirst into the world of precious gems and captivating stories with an incredible guest, Doug Meadows, the mastermind behind David Douglas Diamonds & Jewelry.  Doug's journey takes us back to 1926, when his grandfather started a trade shop in Detroit. After his dad and uncle took over the business, Doug began his apprenticeship as a bench jeweler. His engaging storytelling reveals the story behind the creation of David Douglas Diamonds in 1985, a name inspired by his and his brother's names.  From Detroit to Atlanta, Doug's story is a rollercoaster of partnerships, successes, and challenges at 23. Years later, he's ready to share his success with everyone.  Discover his intriguing strategy—passing the reins to his then 13-year-old son to gain real-world experience. A proud father, Doug applauds his son's achievements as an award-winning jewelry designer and discusses his unique contributions to the company.  Our conversation shifts to video marketing. Doug emphasizes the power of videos in building trust and fostering customer connections. From preferring interviews over scripted content to his foray into different production levels, Doug's got some valuable takeaways to share.  And guess what? You don't need a fancy setup to create compelling content. Doug emphasizes the power of smartphones—your pocket-sized studios.  So, stay tuned. His journey will surely inspire you; his insights on these topics are pure gold. Get ready to be motivated, entertained, and connected as we continue this podcast journey with Doug Meadows.  Brought to you by: Southern Jewelry News: https://southernjewelrynews.com/ Jewelry Store Marketers: https://jewelrystoremarketers.com/ Learn more about the Pearls of Wisdom Jewelry Podcast https://southernjewelrynews.com/podcast Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: • Apple Podcast = https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my.-.. • Amazon Music/Audible = https://www.audible.com/pd/Pearls-of.-.. • iHeartRadio = https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-pe... • Spotify = https://open.spotify.com/show/6IU1OHw... • Google Podcast = https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...  

David Douglas speaks with Fr. Nick Nelson and Deacon John Foucault for a segment of the Spring Live Drive!

Features the current Renaissance Records hits from Lerr and Samer Soltan, whose 'Chkoun' marks the start of a brilliant album campaign, alongside his stunning re-work of Ame's 'Rej' and 'Control Your Mind', another cut from the forthcoming LP, ‘Solitude'. Sister label BAU_HAUS drops into the mix with the infectious 'Treasure' from Mark Beseliya and Marcelo Ignacio.Elsewhere the mix take in the likes of DJ Koze, Map.ache, Blinsmyth, Floyd Lavine, Auggie, Denis Horvat, GHIEST and more... 1. Samer Soltan - Control Your Mind 00:00:002. DJ Koze - Blissda 00:07:403. atish, Vridian - Touch & Go (Map.ache Remix) 00:12:144. Naum Gabo - PRN 00:17:595. David Douglas, Milio - We Can't Hear You (Milio Remix) 00:24:016. Blindsmyth - Remember The Days (Floyd Lavine Remix) 00:27:327. Samer Soltan - Chkoun 00:31:438. Ame - Rej (Samer Soltan Reconstruction) 00:35:449. Auggië - Kelly (Denis Horvat Remix) 00:40:1410. Lèrr - Who Are We? 00:45:5811. Mark Beseliya, Marcelo Ignacio - Treasure 00:51:2612. Anturage, Alexey Union - Gone Wild 00:56:0813. Dove City - Coal in My Chest Feat. Tone of Arc (Auggië Remix) 01:01:5014. GHEIST - River 01:06:16

Doug Meadows, Owner of David Douglas Diamonds & Jewelry, says, "We deal with cold metal and hard stones, but it's the people that wear the jewelry that breathe life into the jewelry." When Doug lost his mom at a young age to cancer, he knew he wanted to find a special way to pay tribute to the important role she played in his life. He created "Dazzling Diamonds for Mom," a writing competition for Kindergarten through 5th graders in his local area where students write about why their mom deserves a diamond this Mother's Day. Doug works with the local schools to award three winners diamonds and MANY others semi-precious stones to the participants. It's a real feel-good story that will surely pull at your heart strings. Even better, Doug outlines exactly how YOU can run your own competition, if you feel so inclined.Visit David Douglas Diamonds online: douglasdiamonds.comSend feedback or learn more: punchmark.com/loupeLearn about Punchmark's website platform: punchmark.com Punchmark on Facebook

Puntata Speciale - Bentornati al podcast “Storie di Celti intorno al fuoco” un podcast realizzato dalla Celtic Harp International Academy in collaborazione con English Galore School. È il giorno di Imbolc, festa celtica del fuoco che celebra I'arrivo della luce, che ritorna dopo i mesi bui invernali con le giornate che iniziano gradatamente ad allungarsi. Con l'accensione di candele e lumini si celebra l'arrivo speranzoso della bella stagione e con questo augurio vi presentiamo una nuova puntata speciale del nostro podcast. Vogliamo raccontarvi della storia dell'arpa gaelica e dell'arpa celtica e per farlo abbiamo un'ospite d'eccezione: Alessia Bianchi, docente di arpa gaelica presso la Historical Harp Society of Ireland. Il legame tra l'arpa celtica e il nostro podcast viene oggi raccontato in questo interessante viaggio che inizia nelle antiche terre d'Irlanda. Buon ascolto! Visita il nostro sito e seguici sui social: https://www.celticharpacademy.com/ https://englishgalore.school Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/storiedicelti https://www.facebook.com/celticharpacademy https://www.facebook.com/EnglishGaloreSchool Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiedicelti/ https://www.instagram.com/celticharpacademy/ https://www.instagram.com/englishgaloreschool/ Testi di Alessia Bianchi, Paolo Rolfo e Elisa Petruccelli Editing di Valentino Barbareschi Bibliografia: - Joan Rimmer, The Irish harp, Irish Amer Book Co, 1984 - Nancy Hurrell, The Egan Irish harps. Tradition, patrons and players, Four Courts Pr Ltd, 2019 - Edward Bunting, The ancient music of Ireland, Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1840 - Gerald of Wales, The History and Topography of Ireland, Penguin; Rev Ed edition, 2006 - Robert Bruce Armstrong, The Irish and Highlands harps, David Douglas, 1904 Musica:   - The Humours of Ballymanus Jig (sigla) - Miss Fanny Poer   Performer: Alessia Bianchi, Elisa Petruccelli   https://instagram.com/alessia.harp/ https://instagram.com/elisa_loves_harp/ Editing:    Celtic Harp Production   Copyright: Paolo Rolfo, Alessia Bianchi, Elisa Petruccelli

I denne time kan du høre, hvad personen, David Douglas, og en forbandelse har med danske juletræ at gøre. Denne times podcast er Spejderliv Vært: Frederik Lyhne.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Douglas has had more than one radical 180 degree change in his life. From living as a mailman and choosing to be an addiction recovery director to DNA testing revealing an entire family and seven siblings to this adopted child. Through all of the changes, Jesus has been faithful. To learn more about the podcast or access the show notes, visit www.redletterpodcast.com. Every pastor knows small groups are important, yet a lot aren't too happy with where their small groups are right now. You can grow your small groups right now. That's right. We have helped more than 800 churches grow their small groups, and it's not as hard as you think. Our super-simple, easily-doable 5-step guide to grow your small group strategy is found by clicking on this link. Resources mentioned in the episode: Hand in Hand, Lake Country, FLWhen Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself by Steven Corbett and Brian FikkertGritfest GRIT 4 LIFE: God, Relationships, Integrity, and Truth by David DouglasAddictionhelp.solutionsKey insights from the episode: Most people look at the symptoms, but they are just symptoms of an underlying problem. - David DouglasWhat the devil meant to destroy, God is using for good in your life. - Zach ZehnderEach addiction has an underlying problem. - David DouglasThere is a high amount of addition is found in postal workers, firefighters, policemen, and EMTs. - Dave DouglasLet's not be so worried about all the things an addict did. Let's talk about what they are going to do. -David DouglasWhen you start your search into your past [as an adopted child], make sure you know who you are. - David DouglasDavid Douglas's Challenge: Tackle an issue you don't like in your life by self-reflecting instead of self-condemnation. (Bonus challenge: treat your postal worker!)As David was talking in this interview, it showed me the power of God's freedom that comes through forgiveness.We'd love to help you and your church discover what freedom in forgiveness feels like by exploring the powerful forgiveness that Jesus offers to each and every one of us.We'd love to introduce you to the 40-Day Forgiving Challenge.The Forgiving Challenge takes you on a life-changing journey to experience the gift of God's grace so that you can share it with others. It also helps you identify and walk through the five phases leading to freedom. You can learn more about the challenge here!Some not-so-key insights: Dave absolutely did not deliver someone's mail because of a dog. The greatest gift David ever received as a mailman was chocolate chip cookies. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on HurrdatMedia.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ten contemporary composers, performers, producers, and DJs break new ground with Summer Tales, a genre-defying program of classical music reworks – the ideal chillout soundtrack to carefree summer days. Invited to reimagine popular classics with summer in mind, David Douglas, Goldmund, Peter Gregson, Laura Masotto, Mathilda, Model Man, Roosevelt, Someone, Sam Thompson, and Xinobi have worked their magic on music by composers from Pachelbel and Bach to Debussy and Ravel. Their inspired and contrasting responses, ranging from laidback soundscapes to more dance-floor-oriented tracks, make up the Summer Tales listening experience.Purchase the music (without talk) at:Summer Tales (classicalsavings.com)Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

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Last Monday, students at David Douglas High School woke up to the news that one of their fellow students had died in a shooting over the weekend, and another was injured. The school quickly mobilized counselors to support students and staff and help them cope with their grief. Caty Buckley, a social worker at David Douglas High School, joins us to talk about her work supporting the mental health of students.

Photographer was thrown onto gas canister during Portland protest, lawsuit says. Willamette Valley could lose half its grape crop after frost hits Oregon vineyards. Ruse Brewing expands to Vancouver Waterfront See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

William Nylander scored 50 goals in 50 games. Just kidding, it was Auston Matthews of course! With special guest, David Douglas!

Episode 25 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with singer David Douglas and composer Gareth Williams about the work they are doing with Scottish Opera's Breath Cycle project which is designed around helping people with Long Covid.The project is currently in pilot stage and they hope to roll it out to a bigger group soon - but it sounds like a fabulous project, mixing together music making, creativity & social interaction with a wonderful team of musicians, as well as the health benefits.If you might be interested in getting involved, follow the first link below (or drop me a message and I'll direct you)Links:More info & how to join Breath Cycle press release Breath Cycle on NHS website~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Long Covid Podcast is self-produced & self funded. If you enjoy what you hear and are able to, please Buy me a coffee or purchase a mug to help cover costs.Share the podcast, website & blog: www.LongCovidPodcast.comFacebook @LongCovidPodcastInstagram & Twitter @LongCovidPodFacebook Support GroupSubscribe to mailing listPlease get in touch with feedback and suggestions - I'd love to hear from you! You can get in touch via the social media link or at LongCovidPodcast@gmail.com Support the show

Esperança - Em meio à crise | A Mensagem de Isaías Hoje Sem. David Douglas (28 de novembro de 2021)

Guest speaker David Douglas discusses the power of the name of God.

Today's episode of Constant Constance features the extremely talented guitarist and video game composer Drummond “Drum” Louis Dominguez-Kincannon. He is the step-son of renowned musician David Douglas, which is how Andrew knows him; Andrew has known Drummond since he was a toddler and used to “baby sit” him back in the day! Now Drum is an audio producer and video game composer and, well, just a super nice guy. This is a sweet conversation about life and music. (And swimming pools! Lest us not forget the fun times growing up with Uncle Andrew). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrew-norman-dangelo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrew-norman-dangelo/support

Today in botanical history, we celebrate an American poet and writer, a look back at a one-of-a-kind event at the gardens at Iowa State, and the English gardener who bred phenomenal lupins. We'll hear an excerpt from Thomas Merton's diary entry for October. We Grow That Garden Library™ with an award-winning modern book on scent in the garden. And then we'll wrap things up with the legacy of a college head gardener and how his memory still lives on at the greenhouse.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there's no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you'd search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Curated News 10 Things Your Landscape Architect Wishes You Knew (But Is Too Polite to Tell You) | Gardenista | Barbara Peck   Important Events October 15, 1830 Birth of Helen Hunt Jackson, (pen name H.H.) American poet and writer. She fought for the dignity of Native Americans and wrote about mistreatment by the US government in A Century of Dishonor (1881) and Ramona (1884). Today Helen is remembered for her light-hearted poems like: By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with Summer's best of weather and Autumn's best of cheer. And O suns and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June together, Ye cannot rival for one hour October's bright blue weather Her poem Vanity of Vanities is a favorite of gardeners. Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name? Red clover's sweetest, well the bee knows; No bee can suck it; lonely it blows. Deep lies the honey, out of reach, deep; What use in honey hidden to keep? Robbed in the autumn, starving for bread; Who stops to pity a honey-bee dead? Star-flames are brightest, blazing the skies; Only a hand's breadth the moth-wing flies. Fooled with a candle, scorched with a breath; Poor little miller, a tawdry death; Life is a honey, life is a flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name? Swinging and circling, face to the sun, Brief little planet, how it doth run! Bee-time and moth-time, add the amount; white heat and honey, who keeps the count? Gone some fine evening, a spark out-tost! The world no darker for one star lost! Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name?   October 15, 1897 On this day, The Des Moines Register ran a headline from Ames Iowa: Crowd Ruins Iowa State's Flower Plots. An unfounded rumor that flowers in the Iowa State college gardens could be had for the picking because of an expected frost led to an unprecedented display of vandalism here.  A crowd estimated at 150 to 200 persons Sunday went through the horticulture department gardens, stripping off flowers and pulling up bushes until routed by Ames police.  Officers relieved the mob of most of the flowers they had seized, but members of the horticulture department said the loss would be heavy.  Most of the flowers and plants stripped were being used for experimental work, they added, and the loss, therefore, could not be measured in dollars and cents.  Chrysanthemums sent to Iowa State by E. G. Kraus of the University of Chicago were picked clean.  The flowers were being used In tests to determine resistance to cold weather and the experiment was ruined, officials said. The college gardens are used primarily for research, and their part in campus beautification is secondary.  The college rose garden is one of 16 being used as part of a national research program. Horticulture department members said it never has been college policy to permit picking of flowers by the public, although visitors always have been welcome to come and look at any time. Signs are displayed prominently throughout the gardens warning visitors not to pick anything.  College officials were at a loss to explain how the rumor might have started and said it was the first time the gardens ever had been invaded by any sizeable number of flower pickers.  Ames townspeople and Iowa State college staff members were among those who went through the gardens on the picking spree, police said. Professor E.C. Volz reported that more than a dozen persons, some from nearby towns, stopped at his office Monday to find out where they might get flowers.   October 15, 1951 Death of George Russell, English gardener and plant breeder. He's remembered for his work with lupins and the creation of his stunning Russell Hybrids. George was a professional gardener, but his interest in lupins was ignited after seeing a vase of the blossom at one of his clients, a Mrs. Micklethwaite. When he examined the bloom, he fell in love with the architecture and form of the flower, but he wasn't thrilled by the solid purple color. He reportedly remarked, Now, there's a plant that could stand some improving. Starting at age 54, George spent the next two decades cultivating five thousand lupines every year on his two allotments, and he used bee pollination to develop his hybrids. From each year's crop, just five percent were selected for their seed based on the traits George found most appealing. For over two decades, George kept his lupines to himself. But finally, in 1935, nurseryman James Baker struck a deal with George: his stock of plants in return for a place to live for him and his assistant and the opportunity to continue his work. Two years later, George's lupines - in a rainbow of colors - were the talk of the Royal Horticulture Society flower show. George won a gold medal and a Veitch Memorial Medal for his incredible work. After George died on this day, much of his work died with him. Without his yearly devotion, many of his lupines reverted back to their wild purple color and tendencies or succumbed to Cucumber mosaic virus. Today, Sarah Conibear's ("con-ah-BEER") nursery Westcountry Lupins in North Devon is doing her own exciting work with this plant.  In 2014, her lupines were featured in the Chelsea Flower Show and her red lupin, the Beefeater, is a new favorite with gardeners. Now, the history of Lupins is pretty fascinating. The first lupins in England were sent over from the Mediterranean. Other lupins were found in the Western Hemisphere. During his time in North America, the Swedish botanist Pehr Kalm observed that livestock left lupin alone even though it was green and "soft to the touch." George Russell planted the variety discovered by the botanist David Douglas in British Columbia. Lupins are a plant in motion. They follow the sun in the daytime, but Charles Darwin observed that they sleep "in three different [ways]" when they close their petals at night. Henry David Thoreau wrote about Lupins in his book, Summer. He wrote, Lupin seeds have long been used by the Navajo to make a medicine that not only relieves boils but is a cure for sterility.  [Lupine] is even believed to be effective in producing girl babies.   Unearthed Words Brilliant, windy day—cold. It is fall. It is the kind of day in October that Pop used to talk about. I thought about my grandfather as I came up through the hollow, with the sun on the bare persimmon trees, and a song in my mouth. All songs are, as it were, one's last. I have been grateful for life. ― Thomas Merton, A Year with Thomas Merton: Daily Meditations from His Journals   Grow That Garden Library The Scentual Garden By Ken Druse This book came out in October of 2019, and the subtitle is Exploring the World of Botanical Fragrance. The author Joe Lamp'l said, "A brilliant and fascinating journey into perhaps the most overlooked and under-appreciated dimension of plants. Ken's well-researched information, experience, and perfect examples, now have me appreciating plants, gardens, and designs in a fresh and stimulating way." Ken Druse is a celebrated lecturer and an award-winning author and photographer who has been called "the guru of natural gardening" by the New York Times. He is best known for his 20 garden books published over the past 25 years. And, after reading this book, I immediately began to pay much more attention to fragrance in my garden. The book is 256 illustrated pages of 12 categories of scented plant picks and descriptions for the garden - from plants to shrubs and trees. You can get a copy of The Scentual Garden By Ken Druse and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $40.   Today's Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart October 15, 1959 On this day, Bloomington's Indiana University captured a photo of head gardener Hugh Wallace Scales (who always went by "Wally") hard at work with the plants in the greenhouse. Today, in memory of Wally, greenhouse staffers have named their prized Amorphophallus titanum (a.k.a. titan arum, corpse flower) "Wally." Wally was the first manager of the Jordan Hall greenhouse, and the building now serves as home to the biology department.  In addition to collecting plants, Wally helped establish the teaching collection and conservatory.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Jak co środę o 20.00 pojawia się selekcja nowych i aktualnie wydanych nagrań z płyt i EP-ek wielu elektronicznych wykonawców. W tej edycji Chris Liebing, Oneohtrix Point Never, David Douglas, Ben Boehmer, Der Dritte Raum, Audio Junkies i inni. W drugiej godzinie pojawia się gościnnie trójmiejski DJ i producent Kuczer (Shiva Space Technology, Goa Beach), który zaprezentuje swój najnowszy psytrance-owy set. http://fb.com/groups/radiodrewutniadd http://fb.com/drewutniadd https://radiospin.pl/prezenter/jaroslaw-drwal-drazek/ https://radiospin.pl/show/drewutnia-dd-jaroslaw-drwal-drazek/

DDI 10 - 9 (2) SYDNEY GEAR & DAVID DOUGLAS by JVC Broadcasting

DDI 10 - 9 (1) SYDNEY GEAR & DAVID DOUGLAS by JVC Broadcasting

Media Monarchy plays Danny Elfman, David Douglas, Extra Terra and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for September 21, 2021. ♬

Hosts Fr. Nick Nelson & Dcn. John Foucault visit with David Douglas!

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 214, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: It's All About "U" 1: The playground bully will stop twisting vour arm as soon as you "say" this--or so he says. uncle. 2: Dairy farmers say thanks for this mammary gland of bovines. udders. 3: Arthur Godfrey was known for playing this instrument of the South Seas. a ukulele. 4: "Red, Red Wine" and "Here I Am" are hit songs by this reggae-pop group. UB40. 5: This Greek god was the father of the Titans. Uranus. Round 2. Category: World Museums 1: I visited the national museum founded by King Rama V in this city and all I got was this lousy Thai-shirt. Bangkok. 2: The Musee d'Orsay in Paris was built in the Gare d'Orsay, an old one of these. a railway station. 3: This museum founded back in 1835 contains the gold coffin of Tutankhamen. the Egyptian Museum. 4: Works by Venetian masters Titian and Tintoretto are in this other "V" city's Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna. 5: During its remodeling it moved "The Night Watch" from the Main Hall to the new Philips Wing. the Rijksmuseum. Round 3. Category: The 1820s 1: On October 27, 1822 a 280-mile section of the Erie Canal opened between Rochester and this capital. Albany. 2: In 1822 Friedrich Buschmann obtained a patent for this instrument also known as a squeezebox. an accordion. 3: In 1825 this Scottish botanist discovered the coniferous evergreen now named for him in the Pacific NW. David Douglas. 4: Although it was founded in 1821, this Montreal university didn't open until 1829. McGill. 5: He was about 70 when he published his "American Dictionary of the English Language" in 2 volumes in 1828. (Noah) Webster. Round 4. Category: Shrew-Ed 1: Continent where you'd find the shrews Crocidura nigeriae and Crocidura tansaniana. Africa. 2: Canadian province where you'll most likely spot Trowbridge's shrew, which enjoys Douglas fir seeds. British Columbia. 3: The Southeastern shrew inhabits the marshy U.S. region that got this uninviting name from Col. William Byrd. the Great Dismal Swamp. 4: The Mt. Malindang shrew and the Palawan tree shrew are native to this country. the Philippines. 5: It would be "serendip"itous to see a Kelaart's long-clawed shrew, as it lives only on this island. Sri Lanka. Round 5. Category: Presidential Library Addresses 1: 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York. Franklin D. Roosevelt. 2: 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Gerald Ford. 3: Columbia Point, Boston, Massachusetts. John F. Kennedy. 4: 2313 Red River Street, Austin, Texas. Lyndon B. Johnson. 5: 210 Parkside Drive, West Branch, Iowa. Herbert Hoover. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Tracklist: 1. Devecly Bitte - The Gift 2. Must Rush - Sinuessa (Sasha Van Laur Mix) 3. Chipu - Circle Of Imagination 4. Simone Berto - Flashover (Franzis-D Mix) 5. Sergio Pardo - Space Trip 6. Alexey Union - Sarabi (Marc DePulse Mix) 7. Miraculum - Disconnection (SAJAY Mix) 8. Chris Sterio - Afterlife (Audioglider Mix) 9. Mona Lia - Orion 10. Pvlomo - Saturnalia (Kitschy Kitsch Mix) 11. Danilo De Santo - Technotron (Stanny Abram Mix) 12. G-Pal feat. Anna Maria X - Ocean of Blue (Dio S Mix) 13. AFFKT - Janda (M.E.M.O. Mix) 14. Muchkin - Healing 15. Hobin Rude - Laurus 16. Brandski - Quilting (Endrik Schroeder Mix) 17. Illitheas - Desire (Club Mix) 18. David Douglas feat. Blaudzun - Lumen 19. Ben Hemsley - Bebe Musica

In this series, Startup Maine's President, Katie Shorey, discusses valuable insights with thinkers and doers from across Maine. This session she is joined by David Douglas Stone, Executive Chairman and Founder of Forager

Tracklist: The Vaccines - Headphones Baby Shannon & The Clams - Midnight Wine Jorja Smith ft. Shaybo - Bussdown Whispering Sons - Heat Leon - Bridges - Motorbike Torres - Don't Go Putting Wishes in my Head J. Cole - a m a r i David Douglas ft. Erika Spring - Wade Sons of Kemet ft. Kojey Radical - Hustle Erika de Casier - Busy LSDXOXO - Sick Bitch Durand Jones & The Indications ft. Aaron Frazer - Witchoo Niet te missen Top 3: #3: St. Vincent - Down #2: Babe Rainbow - Zeitgeist #1: Laura Mvula - Got Me

Tracklist: The Vaccines - Headphones Baby Shannon & The Clams - Midnight Wine Jorja Smith ft. Shaybo - Bussdown Whispering Sons - Heat Leon - Bridges - Motorbike Torres - Don't Go Putting Wishes in my Head J. Cole - a m a r i David Douglas ft. Erika Spring - Wade Sons of Kemet ft. Kojey Radical - Hustle Erika de Casier - Busy LSDXOXO - Sick Bitch Durand Jones & The Indications ft. Aaron Frazer - Witchoo Niet te missen Top 3: #3: St. Vincent - Down #2: Babe Rainbow - Zeitgeist #1: Laura Mvula - Got Me

2020 was a record year for solid organ transplants, according to the Mayo Clinic Transplant Center. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic the center performed the most solid organ transplants across its three campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, than any time in history." All donors are tested for COVID-19," says Dr. David Douglas, chair of the Mayo Clinic Transplant Center. "Anyone who had active COVID-19 would not be used as a donor. In fact, it's important to make that point because there have been no recorded cases of COVID being transmitted from the donor to a recipient from transplantation." In this Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Douglas explains how the increase of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed care before and after transplants, and he addresses misconceptions about organ donation. He also talks about technologies in transplantation that are on the horizon.

In this episode, Sadie's Sisters interview their Papa, David Douglas. David who has been a pastor for 33 1/2 years shares the REAL things that God has done in his life while sharing wisdom on having a REAL relationship with Jesus. 

Comme tous les mois, le Bruxellois Haring, boss du label City Tracks, revient avec sa sélection intime et rêveuse. MODXI & Chez De Milo "Koba" Mattr "Ecru" Sofia Kourtesis "By Your Side" Alphonse "Jee Hee Cee" Lukas Lyrestam "The Churn" David Douglas "Come Alive" Ela Minus "megapunk (Sofie Kourtesis remix)" Caribou "Never Come Back (Koreless remix)" Leon Vynehall "Mothra" John Tejada "Sheltered" Planetary Secrets "Guatemala Dreams (Pepe Flute Of The Loon Remix)"

David Douglas is a Pastor, an Entrepreneur, a Philanthropist, a Motivational Speaker, and Personality Development Coach. David is the Founder and Leader of the DAVID DOUGLAS LEADERSHIP FORUM which is in partnership with the JOHN C MAXWELL CERTIFIED TEAM MEMBERS. An organization that aims to develop youths in Africa and other parts of the world.   DAVID DOUGLAS LEADERSHIP FORUM

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 3, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: G Whiz 1: It can be a maxim or a dwarflike creature that lives underground. gnome. 2: This spasm of the diaphragm is pronounced the same whether it ends in "cough" or "cup". hiccough. 3: It pairs up with ready or tumble. rough. 4: A portent of things to come, or the big placard that says "Jeopardy!" outside our studio. sign. 5: Oui, monsieur, it's a small, round, choice cut of beef from the loin. filet mignon. Round 2. Category: Oscar-Winning Songs 1: "Chim Chim Cher-ee". Mary Poppins. 2: "Talk To The Animals". Dr. Dolittle. 3: "Take My Breath Away". Top Gun. 4: "You Must Love Me". Evita. 5: "Colors Of The Wind". Pocahontas. Round 3. Category: The 1820s 1: In 1825 this Scottish botanist discovered the coniferous evergreen now named for him in the Pacific NW. David Douglas. 2: Although it was founded in 1821, this Montreal university didn't open until 1829. McGill. 3: He was about 70 when he published his "American Dictionary of the English Language" in 2 volumes in 1828. (Noah) Webster. 4: He was about 70 when he published his "American Dictionary of the English Language" in 2 volumes in 1828. (Noah) Webster. 5: In 1822 French Egyptologist Jean Champollion published a paper on the translation of this artifact. the Rosetta Stone. Round 4. Category: Trebek, Sajak Or Ozzy Osbourne 1: Graduated from college with a degree in philosophy. Trebek. 2: He's the youngest. Ozzy Osbourne. 3: Worked as a DJ for the Armed Forces Radio Network while serving in Vietnam. Sajak. 4: Played himself in the Adam Sandler movie "Little Nicky". Ozzy Osbourne. 5: Played Kevin Hathaway on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives". Sajak. Round 5. Category: The Art World 1: Rembrandt sold paintings from his anteroom, usually meeting clients with a chilled glass of this potent potable. wine. 2: In 1966 this Russian painted a pair of large murals for the opening of NYC's Metropolitan Opera House. Marc Chagall. 3: In this Brit's etching "Myself and My Heroes", he pictured himself with Walt Whitman and Mahatma Gandhi. David Hockney. 4: In the late 1700s this painter of the "The Family of Charles IV" created designs for tapestries in Madrid. Goya. 5: In 1874 this American moved permanently to France where she developed a friendship with Edgar Degas. Mary Cassatt. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Today we celebrate a disabled botanist who felt no area could be considered fully explored. We'll also learn about the tree that honors David Douglas. We’ll hear some thoughts about the future and our need to turn to nature, which will only grow in importance. We Grow That Garden Library™ with an old book that taught us how to cook with garden herbs, vegetables, and fruit. And then we’ll wrap things up with a humorous story about a poet, a coachman, and street trees.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News Lessons from Festival Beach Food Forest in Austin, Texas | Fine Gardening | Karen Beaty   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events January 22, 1917 Today is the anniversary of the death of the Presbyterian minister, writer, and American botanist Ellsworth Jerome Hill. Ellsworth was born in Leroy, New York. When Ellsworth was only 20 years old, one of his knees stopped working, and a doctor suggested he study botany. So, Ellsworth would crawl from his house to the orchard, where he would pick a few flowers and then crawl back to the house to identify them. And the following year, Ellsworth, who used to canes when he walked, moved to Mississippi, where the climate was warmer. After Ellsworth met and married a young woman named Milancy Leach, she became his daily helpmate. When Ellsworth was feeling especially lame or simply lacked strength, Milancy would step in and finish the work for him. However, by the time he was 40, Ellsworth somehow put his lameness behind him. In the back half of his life, he seemed to be better able to manage his physical challenge. Thanks to Milancy’s guidance, Ellsworth had learned how to cope with the symptoms. In a touching tribute to Ellsworth after his death, the botanist Agnes Chase wrote: “Most of these collections were made while Ellsworth walked on crutches or with two canes. Ellsworth told me that he carried his vasculum over his shoulder and a camp stool with his crutch or cane in one hand. To secure a plant, he would drop the camp stool, which opened of itself, then he would lower himself to the stool and dig the plant.  Ellsworth recovered from his lameness but often suffered acute pain from cold or wetness or overexertion. But this did not deter him from making botanical trips that would have taxed a more robust man. In the Dunes, I have seen him tire out more than one able-bodied man.“ Ellsworth recognized the value in revisiting places that had been previously botanized. It was Ellsworth Jerome Hill who said, "In studying the flora of a restricted region, no matter how carefully it seems to have been explored, one is frequently surprised by new things...  No region can be regarded as thoroughly explored until every acre of its wild areas at least has been examined. Some plants are so rare or local or grow under such peculiar conditions that a few square rods or even feet may comprise their range."   January 22, 1927 On this day, The Placer Herald out of Rocklin, California, shared a story called “Douglas Fir Entirely Distinct Tree Species.” “The Douglas fir, a native of the Northwest but now being planted extensively in the East, is becoming a famous Christmas tree. The species was named for a Scotch botanist who discovered it on an expedition in 1825, but its scientific name is Pseudotsuga, meaning "false hemlock."  As a matter of fact, it is neither a hemlock nor a fir, and though it is sometimes called a spruce, It isn't that either. The tree belongs to an entirely distinct species.  The tree most commonly used for Christmas trees is a real fir: the balsam - so-called because its blister-like pockets yield a resinous liquid known as Canada balsam, which is used, among other things, for attaching cover plates to microscope slides.” The Douglas-fir is not a true fir, which is why it is spelled with a hyphen. Anytime you see a hyphen in the common name, you know it's not a true member of the genus.   Unearthed Words Almost 40 years ago, clinical psychologist and pet therapy expert Boris M. Levinson was asked to speculate on what the human-pet world might look like in the year 2000 and beyond.  Levinson turned out to be quite the soothsayer, predicting an explosion in pet acquisition thanks to the computer-driven, technological world. In January 1974, he said: “Suffering from even greater feelings of alienation than those which are already attacking our emotional health, future man will be compelled to turn to nature and the animal world to recapture some sense of unity with a world that otherwise will seem chaotic and meaningless ... in the year 2000 pets will become a very important safety valve in a sick society.” — Your Brain on Nature by Eva Selhub and Alan Logan   Grow That Garden Library Betty Crocker's Kitchen Gardens by Mary Mason Campbell  This book came out in 1971, and the illustrations are by Tasha Tudor. This is a vintage book for the gardener cook  - a 50-year-old classic with Betty Crocker recipes designed to incorporate herbs and vegetables. This book is 170 pages of adorably illustrated garden recipes. You can get a copy of Betty Crocker's Kitchen Gardens by Mary Mason Campbell and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $20   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart January 21, 1901 On this day, The Danville News out of Danville, Kentucky, shared a story about the English Journalist, poet, and short-story writer, Rudyard Kipling. It turns out after Rudyard Kipling left Vermont, he rented a place called The Elms in the little English village of Rottingdean between 1897 and 1902. Now for some reason, Rudyard did not get along with a local bus driver named Boniface.  Apparently, when Boniface would drive his bus past Rudyard's property or see Rudyard outside, he would point his whip at him and snarkily say, "Here we have Mr. Kipling, the soldier-poet." Rudyard endured this character for a while, but then Boniface had an accident right outside Rudyard's home, and his bus hit one of Rudyard's favorite trees. Upset by the damage and the character of this man, Rudyard sent Boniface a stern complaint letter. Now Boniface happened to own a local tavern called “The White Horse Inn.” And after receiving Rudyard's letter, Boniface read the letter to his customers at the tavern, and while some of the customers advised ignoring the letter, one of the more wealthy customers bought the autographed letter from Kipling for 10 shillings. As for Rudyard, when he didn't hear anything back, he sent Boniface a second, more-strongly-worded, letter. Again, Boniface read the letter to his customers at the tavern. This time, one of his customers paid him a pound for the letter. After hearing nothing in days, you can imagine what happened next: Rudyard finally went to The White Horse Inn to meet Boniface in person, and he angrily asked why his letters went unanswered. Boniface smugly replied, "Why didn't I answer your letters, sir?  Well, I was hoping you'd send me a fresh one every day.  They pay a great deal better than driving a bus!"   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Australian David Douglas Stuart (BigKama DDS) has had a long and interesting path to Japan and has done video-journalism projects in Tohoku, Tokyo, Osaka and other areas of Japan. https://youtu.be/zJl_NXMBGgU (Watch the video of the interview here) Dave is now based in Kyushu, but he used to live on a small island in the Seto-Inland Sea with his family. We discuss his passion and talent for connecting with people who would normally not be in the media spotlight to document and bear witness to their stories before they disappear. We discuss his project in Tohoku, Osaka Sento Bath-house, Bamboo artists, Ranma Woodcarving Artistry documentaries among others (all available on YouTube and Vimeo). Links for David Douglas Stuart http://www.ddsmedia.com.au/ (http://www.ddsmedia.com.au/) https://vimeo.com/user2679598 (https://vimeo.com/user2679598) https://www.youtube.com/user/bigkamo (https://www.youtube.com/user/bigkamo) https://www.facebook.com/DavidDouglasStuart/ (https://www.facebook.com/DavidDouglasStuart/) #subculture #filmmaking #journalist #daviddouglasstuart Music thanks to #royaltyfree @hikosaemon on SoundCloud- this track "TimeSlip" https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon (https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon) Support this podcast

In 1805, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition, while exploring north of the Columbia River, came upon a California Condor. David Douglas, the English naturalist, collecting the flora and fauna of the Columbia River country in the mid-1820s, found the great birds abundant along the lower river

Wielerorakel én gitarist Rob Harmeling is te gast. Hij won een Tourrit in 1992 en voorspelt: 'Dumoulin wint de Tour, Mollema wordt tweede'. Met Rob nemen Blaudzun en John de eerste week van de Tour de France door en blikken ze vooruit naar de eerste echte bergritten. Verder bespreken we de dieselmotor van Tom, de latente acteertalenten van Bernal en de supervorm van Jumbo-Visma. En wordt de derde week de herrijzenis van Dumoulin of het waterloo van Roglic? Daarnaast verkent John een virtuele col op de Tacx en er is nieuwe muziek van ondermeer David Douglas en Jon McKiel.www.degroteplaat.nlGarmin en Tacx zijn supporter van De Grote Plaat #neverstopscycling See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk with Ken Carloni and Kasey Hovik about changing the “Douglas” reference, for Douglas County, from Stephen Douglas (a politician) to David Douglas (the botanist who first described the Douglas fir tree). In the first half we also discuss the racist beginnings of Oregon, including the racist views of Joseph Lane, who Roseburg’s middle school is named after. In the second half we also discuss the ecological practices of Native Americans in Oregon. It all makes for a fascinating discussion.In honor of David Douglas’s work naming Oregons plants, our ending song is about naming wildlife, “A Crash of Rhinoceros” by Carrie Newcomer.In this conversation, we reference:The Douglas County Museum: http://umpquavalleymuseums.org/museums/douglas-county-museum/and Umpqua Watersheds: https://umpquawatersheds.org/Check back here to find a link to the petition Ken Carloni is writing so the Douglas County commissioners can officially change the Douglas County name reference. Or, just ask the commissioners to do it now.

Today we remember a gardener who became a saint. We'll also learn about the woman remembered forever in the name of one of the world's most popular hostas. We celebrate the Scottish botanist who was the first to describe the Prairie Buttercup. We'll also hear some wonderful words about simply being in the garden. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about gardening and friendship in a heartwarming book from 2015. And then we'll wrap things up with a wonderful pesto recipe. But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners around the world and today's curated news.   Subscribe Apple|Google|Spotify|Stitcher|iHeart   Gardener Greetings To participate in the Gardener Greetings segment, send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org And, to listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to play The Daily Gardener Podcast. It's that easy.   Curated News My Relationship With My Garden Hose | May Dreams Gardens "In the spring, we optimistically buy that big heavy hose that is guaranteed to last a lifetime and never kink. And when we see that hose all wrapped up on the store shelf, we believe those claims. Then we get it home and discover what bad manners it has. Kink? Of course, it will kink the minute you look at it and even think about watering. Heavy? So heavy you can barely stand the thought of pulling it around the garden to water."   Plant of the Week: Mukdenia rossii' Crimson Fans' ("muck-DEEN-ee-uh") "In 2007, I bought Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans' after somewhere seeing--I forget now--photos of the pretty leaves.  It grew. It's an easy plant with no fussy requirements at all except moist soil. (But wait.) ...Eventually, if the conditions are right, the green leaves develop a pretty crimson margin--the 'Crimson Fans'. Yes, I'm a fan of the crimson fans. And this, my friends, is where things get tricky--"if the conditions are right" being the operative phrase. Too much sun and the leaves will burn by turning brown. Not enough sun and the leaves will stay green. The challenge has been finding just the right balance between sun and shade. I've had this plant both in the ground and in a pot, as the trial and error experiment went on, year after year, trying one location after another to meet--but not exceed--the sunlight requirements."   Alright, that's it for today's gardening news. Now, if you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 300 Today, Catholics honor St. Phocas the Gardener who lived in Turkey during the third century. A protector of persecuted Christians, Phocas grew crops in his garden to help feed the poor. Phocas is remembered for his hospitality and generosity; his garden played an essential part in living both of those virtues. When Roman soldiers were sent to kill him, they could not find shelter for the night. Naturally, when Phocas encountered them, he not only offered them lodging but a meal made from the bounty of his garden. During the meal, Phocas realized they had come for him. While the soldiers slept that night, he dug his own grave and prayed for the soldiers. In the morning, Phocas told the soldiers who he was, and the soldiers, who could conceive of no other option, reluctantly killed him and buried him in the grave he had dug for himself. Although gardening can be a solitary activity, Phocas, the gardener, paved the way, showing us how to use our gardens to connect us to others through generosity and hospitality.   1883  Today is the birthday of the woman who is remembered for one of the most popular hostas in American gardens: Frances Ropes Williams. Frances had a shady garden in Winchester, Massachusetts. And, what is the most-used plant by shade gardeners? Hostas. That's right. And Frances had an appreciation for hostas before they became widely used in American gardens. A graduate of MIT, Williams was lucky enough to get the chance to work with Warren H. Manning, the famous Boston landscape architect, for a little over two years. Frances stopped working to marry Stillman Williams. But sadly, he died after almost twenty years of marriage, leaving Frances with four young children - two boys and two girls. Frances and her family loved the outdoors. When the kids were little, Frances made them one of the very first playsets. When the children were grown, Frances found purpose in her garden, and she zeroed in on her hostas. She became known for hybridizing them, and she even wrote about them for various botanical magazines. Frances discovered the hosta that would be named for her honor quite by happenstance. She had visited her daughter in college in New York, and she stopped by Bristol Nurseries in Connecticut on her way home. Nestled in a row of Hosta sieboldiana, was a hosta that had a yellow edge. Frances bought it and continued to grow it in her garden. Years later, Frances hosta ended up in the hands of Professor George Robinson at Oxford. Frances had labeled the plant FRW 383. When the professor couldn't remember what Frances had labeled the plant, he simply called it hosta Frances Williams. Frances's work with hosta helped the newly-formed American Hosta Society. After she died in 1969, a hosta garden was planted in her memory at MIT.   1886  Today is the anniversary of the death of the Scottish-born botanist and author John Goldie. He led an extraordinary life. He started as an apprentice at the Glasgow Botanic Garden. As a young man, another botanist bumped him off what was to be his first plant exploration. However, the botanical gods were smiling on him. The expedition was doomed when most of the party died from coast fever along the Congo River. Two years later, William Hooker encouraged John to travel to North America. He started in Montreal and made his way down the Hudson River to New York. He wrote that he carried as many botanical specimens "as his back would carry." On June 25, 1819, John was in Toronto. When he reached the east side of the Rouge River, John wrote in his journal of the wildflowers and especially the Penstemon hirsutus ("her-SUE-tis") that was growing on the east slope of the riverbank. John was astounded by the beauty and of seeing so much Penstemon in "such a quantity of which I never expected to see in one place." During John's incredible walking tour of Canada, he discovered a yellow variety of pitcher plant as well as a rare orchid named Calypso bulbosa. He also encountered the Prairie buttercup. John was the first person to describe Prairie buttercup. The name for the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, is from the Latin term Ranunculus which means "little frog." The name was first bestowed on the plant family by the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder. The name Ranunculus, which I like to call the Ranunculaceae, is in reference to these mostly aquatic plants that tend to grow in natural frog habitat. After his North American tour, John returned to the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, and for five years, he trained an eager young apprentice and fellow Scottsman named David Douglas. When Douglas met an early death, John planted a Douglas-Fir next to his house to remember his young friend. After John discovered the giant wood fern, Hooker called it Dryopteris goldieana in his honor, and it earned the name Goldie's woodfern. John worked tirelessly, and he recorded a total of fourteen plant species previously unknown to science. In 1844, John ended up settling with his family in Canada. He brought them to Ontario - a place he had especially enjoyed during his botanical expeditions.   Unearthed Words Here are some wonderful thoughts about simply being in the garden. I love my garden, and I love working in it. To potter with green growing things, watching each day to see the dear, new sprouts come up, is like taking a hand in creation, I think. Just now, my garden is like faith - the substance of things hoped for. ― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author, Anne's House of Dreams   Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful!' and sitting in the shade. ― Rudyard Kipling, English journalist and poet   It takes a while to grasp that not all failures are self-imposed, the result of ignorance, carelessness, or inexperience. It takes a while to grasp that a garden isn't a testing ground for character and to stop asking, what did I do wrong? Maybe nothing. — Eleanor Perenyi, gardener and author    She keeps walking, so I keep following, making our way down a stone path that leads to a set of tiered gardens. It is magical back here, garden after garden, the first filled with herbs like Mama grows, rosemary and lavender and mint and sage. Beyond that is a rose garden. There must be fifty rose bushes in it, all with different-colored blooms. We keep walking, down to the third tier, where there are tended beds like Daddy's vegetable patch in our backyard. "Look at this," Keisha says. She stands beside row upon row of little green plants with thick green leaves. She kneels beside one of them and pulls back a leaf. There are small red strawberries growing underneath. She picks one and hands it to me. I've never eaten a strawberry that tastes like this before. It's so rich, with juice like honey. It's nothing like the ones Mama buys at Kroger. ― Susan Rebecca White, author, A Place at the Table   Grow That Garden Library Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening by Carol Wall This book came out in 2015, and the subtitle is: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart. People Magazine said, "In this profoundly moving memoir, Owita teaches Wall how to find grace amid heartbreak and to accept that beauty exists because it is fleeting—as in her garden, as in life."  Oprah.com said, "With her children grown and out of the house, Carol Wall is obsessed—perhaps overly so—with ripping out her azaleas. That is until she meets a certain Giles Owita, Kenyan gardener, supermarket bagger, general-life philosopher, and perhaps one of the most refined and gracious characters to ever hit the page (except that he's real)… A warning for the shy: The basic goodness of Owita's attitude may cause you to beam spontaneously as you read, leading to off looks from strangers at the coffee shop." This book is 320 pages of gardening goodness - growing both plants and lovely friendship. You can get a copy of Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening by Carol Wall and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $20.   Today's Botanic Spark Since we are in full-on pesto-making mode, I wanted to share a recipe that I discovered called Radish, Salmon, and Radish Green Salsa Verde Toasts by Amy Scattergood.   Radish-Green Salsa Verde  2 cups radish greens, from approximately 2 bunches, chopped 1 cup cilantro  1/ 2 cup extra virgin olive oil  3 garlic cloves  Salt  Zest and juice from 1 lemon  Zest and juice from 1 orange In a food processor or blender, combine the radish greens, cilantro, oil, garlic, a pinch of salt (or to taste), lemon zest and juice, and orange zest and juice. Blend until smooth. This makes about 1 1 / 2 cups salsa verde. Assembly  4 ounces crème fraîche  4 slices whole wheat or country white bread, toasted  4 ounces smoked salmon, more if desired  1 cup thinly sliced radishes  Prepared salsa verde Divide the crème fraîche among the toasted bread slices, spreading it evenly over each piece. Top with the salmon, followed by the radish slices. Drizzle or spoon over the salsa verde and serve immediately.

Today we celebrate the man who inspired National Simplicity Day (It's dedicated every July 12th). We'll also learn about the tragic death of a Scottish botanist and prolific plant collector. We celebrate the friendship between Charles Darwin and his mentor. And, we also celebrate a woman who started botanizing late in life, yet made a significant impact on the world of horticulture. In Unearthed Words, we celebrate the fern. By this time in July, you are either loving them or digging them out of your garden. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a grilling guide for gardeners. And then we'll wrap things up with a sweet little story about the botanical name for San Francisco. But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners around the world and today's curated news.   Subscribe Apple|Google|Spotify|Stitcher|iHeart   Gardener Greetings Wedding Tulle from Amazon   To participate in the Gardener Greetings segment, send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org And, to listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to play The Daily Gardener Podcast. It's that easy.   Curated News I feel as if my garden has finally come of age | Nigel Slater | The Guardian The title of this post definitely caught my eye:  I feel as if my garden has finally come of age.  I thought Nigel did such an excellent job of capturing why he felt that way and what that meant in terms of the evolution of his garden. I wanted to give you a few excerpts that I thought were particularly touching and relatable. "Getting rid of the rectangle of mown grass that passed for a garden was almost the first thing I did when I moved into my new home on a bitterly cold New Year's Day, 20 years ago.  I learned quite quickly that every disaster in the garden is an opportunity in disguise. Then, he writes about how he uses the Chelsea Chop in his garden. This is just a technique where you cut back your perennials to delay bloom time, and you also make the plant a little less leggy. Of late, the garden has settled into a gentle rhythm. Once a year, on a dry spring day shortly after the Chelsea Flower Show, everything gets a serious trim – the "Chelsea Chop" as it is known. Hedges are clipped, topiary is shaped, and overhanging branches of the fig and medlar tree are pruned. A tidy-up that might appeal to the sort of gardener who power-washes their flagstones and scrubs the moss from their pots, but, to me, it feels as if a much-loved and elegantly aging friend has gone in for a round of cosmetic surgery. Not unrecognizable, but slightly cold and distant and, to my mind, a little dishonest. For a couple of weeks a year, the garden doesn't quite feel like mine." I love Nigel's description of how  Chelsea Chopping  his garden makes him feel. It can be tough for gardeners to Chelsea Chop their gardens. New gardeners, especially, will feel a pang of uncertainty as they cut back perfectly good plants for the first time. I know it seems counter-intuitive. I thought it was hilarious that Nigel likens it to a round of cosmetic surgery. Now, I will forever think of the Chelsea Chop through Nigel's eyes.  Finally, I wanted to share Nigel's perspective on his garden today. I found it particularly touching: I would like to say that the garden I have now will probably be my last. Twenty years on from digging up the lawn, I have a space that is more inspirational and restful than I could have ever imagined. I feel the garden has come of age. Yet the space still refuses to stand still. Even now, there are changes afoot. This year I reintroduced the vegetables and sweet peas that I missed so much. Tomatoes and calendulas now grow in huge terracotta pots on the kitchen steps, and there is an entire table of culinary herbs. There are tubs of marigolds and stands of bronze fennel. Next year there may be more. The garden will never be "finished." I have no idea what will happen next. All I know is that there won't ever be a lawn."   July is the month of the lotus in China. This reminded me of a video I shared last year in the Facebook Group for the Show from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, which shows Senior Horticulturist, Pat Clifford, teaching their intern Hazel, how to remove the older leaves of the Giant Water Lily, so the pond does not get overcrowded. Using a pitchfork, Pat carefully folds the giant lily pad first in half, then quarters, and then once more. Then he stabs the large folded pad with the pitchfork, hoists it in the air to let the water drain out, and then flops the beast down on the edge of the pond. The camera zooms in to reveal the most savage thorns that grow on the underside of the lily pad and all down the stem of the plant. It was so surprising to see how vicious the thorns are - rivaling the thorniest rose.   Propagate Pelargoniums Through Cutting If you've never taken cuttings of your pelargoniums before, you will be delighted with the results. Pelargoniums are also known as cranesbills or hardy geraniums. All you need to do is snip off short lengths of your favorite pelargonium, remove any leaves from the lower part of the stem that will get pushed into your growing medium, dip the stem in some rooting powder, and then place it in the pot. Pelargoniums root so quickly - you'll have many new plants in just a few weeks.   Alright, that's it for today's gardening news. Now, if you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1817   Today is the birthday of the American essayist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau. An advocate for living a simple life, National Simplicity Day is observed every July 12th in Thoreau's honor. Thoreau said: "Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." "Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw."   1834   On this day, about a month before his 35th birthday, the Scottish plant explorer David Douglas and his little Scottish terrier named Billy arrived at the northern tip of Hawaii.  After landing, David met up with a man named Ned Gurney. And I know it's hard to imagine, but Gurney actually made his living by trapping feral cattle in large pits. As a young man, Gurney had been convicted of stealing and had been shipped to Australia. But, somehow, he had made his way to Hawaii. It was on this day in 1834 that Gurney's path crossed with Douglas. That morning, Gurney told authorities that he had breakfast with Douglas, gave him directions, and sent him on his way. Tragically, by noon, Douglas's body, along with an angry bull, was found in one of the pits. And sadly, Douglas's dog Billy, who traveled with him on almost all of his expeditions, was sitting there, above the pit, all alone by his master's pack. Today we realize that how Douglas ended up in the pit remains a mystery. We will never know for sure what happened. But, we do know that Douglas was responsible for the identification of over 200 new plant species in North America, including the famous Douglas-fir. Despite his lack of formal training, Douglas sent more plants back to Europe than any other botanist of his time. There is a memorial to Douglas in Honolulu which says: "Here lies Master David Douglas - an indefatigable traveler. He was sent out by the Royal Horticultural Society of London and gave his life for science." And on the second bronze tablet there is a quote by Virgil: "Even here the tear of pity springs, And hearts are touched by human things."   1835  On this day, Charles Darwin wrote a letter to his friend John Stevens Henslow. He wrote: "In a few days' time, the Beagle will sail for the Galapagos Islands. I look forward with joy and interest to this, both as being somewhat nearer to England and for the sake of having a good look at an active volcano." Throughout his life, Darwin exchanged many letters with Henslow, who was a professor of Botany and Mineralogy at Cambridge University. His correspondence was a powerful influence on Darwin, shaping his thinking about the natural world. When they were young men, Henslow and Darwin had walked the Cambridgeshire countryside together. Their walks inspired Darwin to study the natural world and to travel. And, it was thanks to Henslow that Darwin received the invitation to join captain Robert FitzRoy on the HMS Beagle. Henslow had recommended Darwin for the journey because of his likable personality. Once Darwin was officially part of team Beagle, Henslow gave him a gift, a copy of Humboldt's Narrative, an account of Humboldt's travels in South America. In it, Henslow had inscribed these words: "J. S. Henslow to his friend C. Darwin on his departure from England upon a voyage around the world. September 21st, 1831." Well, needless to say, Darwin treasured this gift above all others. At his death, the book was safely brought to Cambridge University Library  - where it remains to this day.   1938   Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist Ynes Mexia ("EE-nez Muh-HAY-ah"). In terms of her botanical career, Ynes was a late bloomer. The first half of her life was turbulent, but at the age of 50, Ynes joined the Sierra Club. Nature had always been a balm to her. Eager to get some formal training, Ynes decided to enroll at Berkeley to take botany classes. She would take classes there on and off over the next 16 years. Ynes's goal was not to graduate but simply to learn more about plants. When she wasn't in school, Ynes fell in love with fieldwork. She said, "I found a task where I could be useful and really produce something of lasting worth; while living out among the flowers." Ynes 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. And, Ynes's ability to speak Spanish came in handy as she botanized in the southwestern part of the United States, Mexico, and South America. Ynes's collecting efforts proved extraordinary. Many scholars argue that she was the most accomplished plant collector of her time. Ynes's first botanizing trip alone netted 500 specimens - the same number that Darwin brought back on the Beagle. Over Ynes's career, she collected 150,000 specimens and discovered over 500 brand-new plant species. Now, her botanist peers were well aware of her staggering amount of work, but not many liked her. Still, she did work closely with botanists Alice Eastwood, John Thomas Howell, and Agnes Chase. In 1938, Ynes had returned to Mexico in search of new specimens. But the pain in her stomach got the best of her; she was forced to return to the United States, and she died at Berkeley from lung cancer. Ynes' estate was donated in part to the Redwood Preserve in California. And there's a forty-acre grove there that has one of the tallest trees on the planet. Today, if you visit, that grove is named in Ynes's honor. Today, some 80 years after her death, scientists are still processing the plants she collected. And there's an excellent PBS short about Ynes Mexia ("EE-nez Muh-HAY-ah") that was narrated by narrator Julianna Margulies.   Unearthed Words Here is the fern's frond, unfurling a gesture, Like a conductor whose music will now be pause And the one note of silence To which the whole earth dances gravely – A dancer, leftover, among crumbs and remains Of God's drunken supper, Dancing to start things up again. And they do start-up – to the one note of silence. The mouse's ear unfurls its trust. The spider takes up her bequest. And the retina Reins the Creation with a bridle of water. How many went under? Everything up to this point went under. Now they start up again Dancing gravely, like the plume Of a warrior returning, under the low hills, Into his own kingdom. — Ted Hughes, English writer and Poet Laureate, Fern   Grow That Garden Library The Gardener & the Grill by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig  This book came out in 2012, and the subtitle is The Bounty of the Garden Meets the Sizzle of the Grill. Dr. Mark Knoblauch said, "Americans have become so accustomed to firing up their backyard grills for all sorts of meats, from large joints to everyday burgers, that they forget that vegetables, flourishing in the nearby garden, profit equally from the punch of flavor that barbecuing bestows. Grilling potato slices before tossing them with strongly herbed French vinaigrette adds a level of flavor often lacking in mayonnaise-dressed potato salads. Grilling green tomato slices before sandwiching them with cream cheese delivers a somewhat less heavy alternative to frying. For all their imaginative ways of grilling greens, Adler and Fertig by no means ignore fish and meat. Fish tacos brim with leafy greens and blackened fish pieces, and there's even a comforting burger. The authors advocate grilled slices of bread, and they present examples from Afghan, Indian, and Italian traditions. Searing fruits such as peaches, apples, and figs underlies a number of sweet desserts." This book is 224 pages of recipes and tips - all shared with today's gardener in mind. You can get a copy of The Gardener & the Grill by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $1.   Today's Botanic Spark 1969   During this week in 1969, newspapers across the country were sharing this little snippet about San Francisco. "San Francisco was originally known as Yerba Buena. Spanish for "good herb," a small mint-like plant early explorers found." Over the years, people have left their hearts in San Francisco. As the author Rudyard Kipling said, "San Francisco has only one drawback –' tis hard to leave."

This is an episode we recorded earlier this year with hometown local David Douglas of Lock It Out Barbell. We were interviewing my long time friend and Coach, Yannick Allaine. Amidst what's going on in the world today, this is definitely more of a lighter episode. ENJOY!

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Today we celebrate the Italian botanist who introduced coffee and bananas to Europe and the botanist who described new varieties of mums from China on this day in 1822. We'll learn about the man who could see the capabilities of a landscape In the botanist who wrote encouraging letters to one of his students. Today's Unearthed Words Feature sayings and poems about the winter mindset. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that helps you encourage different types of wildlife into your garden. I'll talk about a garden item you'll use every spring if you like to grow plants from seed and then we'll wrap things up with a cute little story that involves loganberries. But first, let's catch up on a few recent events.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Curated Articles The Scent Of Fear – The Aphid Alarm Pheromone Great Post on The Scent of Fear – the aphid alarm pheromone via @Entoprof "Aphids, when perceiving a threat to their neighbors by a predator or parasite, flee the scene rapidly, by flight, if winged, on foot if not, or even by leaping from their host-plant to the ground below. "   A Growing Concern: Is It Ever OK To Steal Plant Cuttings? | Life And Style | The Guardian A growing concern: is it ever OK to steal plant cuttings? "At Potted Elephant, the thief cut tendrils of Philodendron, Variegated Monstera and Scindapsus from live plants in his greenhouse – some from Jarrell's personal collection of rare plants."   Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1617  Today is the anniversary of the death of the 17th-century Italian botanist Prospero Alpini. Alpini introduced coffee and bananas to Europe. Alpini was also the first person to make observations about sexual differences in plants. The male and female flowers of the date palm, for instance, are borne on separate plants. This knowledge allowed Alpini to become the first person to fertilize the female flowers of the date palms artificially. Date palms were popular garden plants in Roman gardens. The fruit is very useful and is the basis for syrup, alcohol, vinegar, and liquor. The genus "Alpinia", belonging to the order Zingiberaceae (Ginger Family), is named for Alpini. Alpinia is also known as the ginger lily. Ginger lilies are perennials and the blooms have a gardenia fragrance. Ginger lilies are a wonderful cut flower.   1822  On this day in 1822, Joseph Sabine ("Suh-BEEN") gave a presentation to the London Horticultural Society. He was describing some new varieties of Chinese chrysanthemums. Eleven different kinds of mums had been imported two years earlier, in 1820, and had been thriving in the society's garden at Chiswick. In 1753, Carl Linnaeus, renowned Swedish botanist, combined the Greek words chrysos, meaning gold with anthemon, meaning flower. Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora) is the birth flower for November. In Japan, the highest Order of Chivalry is the Imperial Order of the Chrysanthemum. And National Chrysanthemum Day, aka the Festival of Happiness, has been celebrated in Japan since 910. Chrysanthemum Day is always celebrated September 9th - the ninth day of the ninth month because, in terms of numerology, that day, September 9th, is regarded as an auspicious day. Now, when Joseph Sabine described the Quilled Pink Chrysanthemum in detail for the London Horticultural Society, members had only heard about the Quilled Flamed Yellow variety. The Quilled Pink was exciting. Sabine, would not even recognize modern mums. Although some mums still look like their sister flowers, daisies, mums are being bred to be showier. Regardless of their appearance, mums belong to the Compositae, or daisy, family. And, there's another highlight for Joseph Sabine. He was serving as the Secretary of the Horticultural Society and is remembered for sending David Douglas on his 6-month expedition to North America. Douglas named the Digger Pine, Pinus Sabiniana, in honor of Joseph Sabine.   1783  Today is the anniversary of the death of the renowned landscape gardener Lancelot Capability Brown. In the 1730s, Lancelot ended up at Stowe, working for the great William Kent - the eminent painter and Landscape Architect. The garden at Stowe was a landscape garden with lots of straight lines and formality. The end result was a garden that looked like a painting with an 11-acre lake. The main area of the garden was the Elysian Fields ("uh·li·zhn"); 40 acres featuring buildings and monuments that flank two narrow lakes called the River Styx. The monuments in the garden honor virtuous men of Britain. The time Lancelot spent with Kent at Stowe transformed not only the land but also Lancelot - from a gardener to a Landscape Architect. It was his big break, and it gave him the confidence to set out on his own. After Stowe, Lancelot traveled all over England. When working for clients, he would stare out at the blank canvas of a new project and seek to find the "capabilities" of the Landscape - removing worker's cottages or older gardens when he felt the need to do so. It earned him the unshakeable nickname of Capability. Capability Brown's skill of seeing landscapes and then creating them made him very popular. Everyone with means wanted a Capability Brown landscape - they craved his signature look, his garden designs, and garden temples. What everyone essentially wanted was beauty -  and Capability created beautiful gardens. For 19 years, Capability served as the King's Master Gardener. Today, at least 20 Capability gardens still exist and are under the care of England's National Trust. When Lancelot died, the English writer Horace Walpole, sent word to the noblewoman Anne FitzPatrick that, "Lady Nature's second husband," was dead. He also sent a poem about Capability to the poet and gardener William Mason: "With one Lost Paradise the name Of our first ancestor is stained; Brown shall enjoy unsullied fame For many a Paradise, he regained."   1946  The botanist Edgar Anderson wrote to his student Charles B Heiser Jr: "Oh stamp collecting, when will taxonomists ever take any interest in being biologists? Once, when I traveled with E.J. Palmer, I went to a good deal of trouble to get a whole sheet of lily pods, and he threw it away because it made such a nasty looking specimen, and he wasn't certain what species it belonged to anyway." It turns out, this was just one of many letters that Edgar wrote to his student. In 1972, Charles wrote a lovely tribute about Edgar called "Student Days with Edgar Anderson or How I Came to Study Sunflowers." Charles sifted through the many letters he had received from Edgar during his lifetime - they filled up a folder over two inches thick. Over the years, Edgar was an encouraging mentor to Charles, writing, "What an incredible gift good students are…" and "if you are tired of [Helianthus] and don't want to look at 'em any more for a while, why by all means put them aside. Don't let anybody's advice, including mine, keep you from what you are happiest doing." Sunflowers or Helianthus Annuus ("HE-LEE-ann-thus ANN-you-us") are native to North America. When the Russian Tsar, Peter the Great, saw sunflower for the first time in Holland, he fell in love with them and had them brought back to Russia. The Russian public loved sunflowers as well -  but not just for their happy flowers.   Unlike other cooking oils, the oil from sunflower seeds was approved for use during Lent by the Russian Orthodox Church. By the early 1800s, two million Acres of sunflowers for planted in Russia every single year. Ironically, over the next century, immigrants from Russia would bring sunflower seeds with them when they immigrated to the United States. The Russian hybrids had bigger blooms than the original American varieties.  Now, most gardeners attempt growing sunflowers at some point, so if you find yourself wanting to give it a try, here are some tips to consider: First, sunflowers really do need a ton of sun. Don't be stingy with the sunshine and put them in part shade. These are plants that really appreciate all the rays they can get. Second,  Sunflowers follow the sun; they exhibit a behavior known as heliotropism.  In the morning, the heads will face East, and then the heads will move to track the sun throughout the day.  As they mature, they're tracking movement will become less pronounced as the stem loses its flexibility in order to support the large, mature bloom. Third, don't be surprised if you find a few sunflowers reseeding themselves in your garden after your initial planting. It's a lovely surprise and a little memento from that first batch of sunflowers. Finally, once the seeds ripen, the birds will begin to visit, and you'll notice more activity from species like goldfinches -  they love sunflower seeds. If you feel inclined, you can dry some of the seed heads to share later with the birds during the cold months of winter.   Unearthed Words Here are some words about the winter mindset: Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. — Victor Hugo, French poet, and writer   Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart. — Victor Hugo, French poet, and writer   The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the fleshy, in summer. I should say winter had given the bone and sinew to Literature, summer the tissues and blood.  — John Burroughs, American naturalist, and writer, "The Snow-Walkers," 1866   Winter blues are cured every time with a potato gratin paired with a roast chicken. — Alexandra Guarnaschelli ("GORE-nah-shell-ee"), American chef   Keep your faith in beautiful things; in the sun when it is hidden, in the Spring when it is gone. And then you will find that Duty and Service and Sacrifice—  all the old ogres and bugbears of —  have joy imprisoned in their deepest dungeons! And it is for you to set them free — the immortal joys that no one —  No living soul, or fate, or circumstance— Can rob you of, once you have released them. —  Reverend Roy R. Gibson, Poet & Critic   Many human beings say that they enjoy the winter, but what they really enjoy is feeling proof against it. — Richard Adams, English novelist, Watership Down   To many forms of life of our northern lands, winter means a long sleep; to others, it means what it means to many fortunate human beings - travels in warm climes. To still others, who again have their human prototypes, it means a struggle, more or less fierce, to keep soul and body together; while to many insect forms, it means death. — John Burroughs, American naturalist, and writer   Grow That Garden Library Wildlife Gardening by Kate Bradbury The subtitle to this book is: For Everyone and Everything (The Wildlife Trusts) An easy-to-follow gardening guide endorsed by the Wildlife Trusts and the RHS to help you encourage different types of wildlife into your garden. Kate Bradbury is an award-winning writer who specializes in wildlife gardening. She is the author of The Bumblebee Flies Anyway, she works on BBC Gardeners' World magazine and regularly writes for the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian to name a few. What I love about Kate's book is that she breaks it down by groups of species, and each chapter explains what they require to thrive, what their role in the garden is, and how they contribute to the garden ecosystem. Chapters cover pollinators, birds, and amphibians, wasps, flies, and so on - some will be your favorites, while others will be new to you. Kate offers many plant suggestions. And, don't forget that your garden is a shared space. It's for you AND these other species. Kate hopes you are able to observe the habitats in your garden throughout the year. Ultimately, this is a book about creating a space that's as much for you to relax in as it is for the other species you welcome into it, and about getting to know the wildlife around you. You can get a used copy of Wildlife Gardening by Kate Bradbury and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for under $13.   Great Gifts for Gardeners Ladbrooke Genuine Mini 4 Hand-held Soil Blocker - Most Popular Soil Blocking Tool! $33.99 Genuine Ladbrooke "Mini 4" soil blocker is the most popular size worldwide. Part of the unique Micro / Mini / Maxi "nesting system" for starting seeds and transplanting starts. (Mini 4, Micro 20, and Cubic Inserts sold separately.) Essential organic gardening product; easy to use and reusable for years. This eco-friendly system saves on plastic pots. Most popular size - makes four - 2" soil blocks. Zinc coated steel will last for years. It is made by Ladbrooke - makers of the highest quality products! Note: these are utilitarian gardening tools. Cosmetic blemishes and water bathing marks made during manufacturing are natural, and in no way alter the functionality of the tool.   Today's Botanic Spark When I was researching Edgar Anderson,  and reading Charles Heisler's tribute to him. I ran across a little story that involved loganberries. Loganberries (Rubus loganobaccus) grow on vines known as brambles. They smell like raspberries, but they are tart and they have a slightly sweet taste. Loganberries are named for their California creator, James Harvey Logan, who came up with the idea to cross a Blackberry with a raspberry. Sadly loganberries don't have a long shelf life which is why you don't see them in the grocery store very often. If you decide to grow them, most people keep the berries on the vine as long as possible - which makes them more flavorful. Anyway, this talk on loganberries brings me back to Charles Heisler's tribute to Edgar, which was titled "Student Days with Edgar Anderson or How I Came to Study Sunflowers." Charles ended his tribute to Edgar with this adorable little story that included Loganberries among other things and it reminds us that botanists are people too. Charles wrote: "I haven't told you anything about [Edgar's] music sessions. He played the recorder. Nor about the square dances at the 'Barn.' Nor about his cooking. I think one of the worst dishes I have ever eaten was his spam covered with bread crumbs soaked in Loganberry juice —  perhaps because he raved about it so. I hope [to have given you] some insight into the character of Edgar Anderson, teacher, and botanist. The latter is the title he chose for himself and his later years at the Missouri Botanical Garden."

Today we celebrate the savior of the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, and the fir tree described by Meriwether Lewis as "Fir No. 5." We'll learn about the man who discovered a plant that was called "the ugliest yet most botanically magnificent plant in the world" by Joseph Dalton Hooker. And, we celebrate the 124th birthday of the founding of the New England Botanical Club as well as the Landscape architect who helped create the New American Garden. Today's Unearthed Words feature poems about February We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that reveals the Ingenuity of Animal Survival - in and out of our gardens. I'll talk about a lovely gift for a gardener - something that will likely become an heirloom in your garden family. And then we'll wrap things up with the story of the Happy Huntsman's Tree. But first, let's catch up on a few recent events.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Curated Articles Turn To Turnips For Early Vegetables Gardening: Turn to turnips for early vegetables Nancy Szerlag, master gardener and @detroitnews freelance writer, had a chance to try Burpee Gardening @burpeegardens new turnip, 'Silky Sweet'!   Terrace Garden Of A Townhouse In Bruges By Piet Blanckaert | House & Garden The magnificent terrace garden in Bruges ("Brooj") by @_houseandgarden Piet Blanckaert says: "Small gardens are a puzzle in 3D. You need all the pieces, big & small, & every centimeter counts. You need less of everything so that you can choose top-quality materials."   Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1799  Today is the birthday of the British botanist, pomologist, pioneer orchidologist, and flower show organizer, John Lindley. Lindley's dad was a nurseryman, and he ran a commercial nursery in England. Despite his array of botanical talents and knowledge, the family was constantly under financial duress. Growing up in his father's nursery, helped Lindley acquire the knowledge to land his first job as a seed merchant. This position led to a chain of events that would shape Lindley's life. First, he met the botanist William Jackson Hooker. And, second, Hooker introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks. Lindley worked as an assistant in the Banks herbarium. In 1938 after Banks died, when the fate of Kew Gardens hung in the balance, it was Lindley who recommended that the gardens belonged to the people and that they should become the botanical headquarters for England. The government rejected Lindley's proposal and decided to close the garden. But, on February 11, 1840, Lindley ingeniously demanded that the issue be put before the Parliament. His advocacy brought the matter to the people; the garden-loving public was not about to lose the Royal Botanic. And, so, Lindley saved Kew Gardens, and William Hooker was chosen as the new director. From his humble beginnings to his incredible standing in English Botanical History, Lindley is remembered fondly for so many accomplishments. For 43 years, Lindley served as secretary to the Royal Horticultural Society, which is why the RHS Library is called the Lindley Library. And, there are over 200 plant species named for Lindley. There is "lindleyi", "lindleyana", "lindleyanum", "lindleya" and "lindleyoides". Lindley once told his friend, the botanist Ludwig Reichenbach, "I am a dandy in my herbarium." Without question, Lindley's favorite plants were orchids. Before Lindley, not much was known about orchids. Thanks to Lindley, the genus Orchidaceae was shortened to orchid – which is much more friendly to pronounce. And, when he died, Lindley's massive orchid collection was moved to a new home at Kew. Lindley's friend, the botanist Ludwig Reichenbach, wrote a touching tribute after his Lindley died. He wrote, "We cannot tell how long Botany, how long science, will be pursued; but we may affirm that so long as a knowledge of plants is considered necessary, so long will Lindley's name be remembered with gratitude." And here's a little-remembered factoid about Lindley - he was blind in one eye.   1806   Today Meriwether Lewis described a tree he referred to in his journal as "Fir No. 5." The tree in question was the Douglas-fir. Later, on February 9, Lewis added more details about the fir and sketched the distinctive bract of the cone in his journal. On their way back across the northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana, Lewis and Clark would encounter the inland variation of the species, the Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir. The Douglas-Fir gets its name from the botanist David Douglas, who was the first to grow the tree in England successfully. When Douglas met an early death, his friend and teacher, the botanist John Goldie, planted a Douglas-Fir next to his house to remember his young friend. The lifespan of a Douglas-Fir Tree ranges from 500 to 1,000 years. And, Douglas-Firs are very large trees - reaching heights of 60 feet tall and up to 25 feet wide. In the wild, they sometimes reach over 200 feet tall. This massive tree is too big for residential landscaping. The bark of a Douglas Fir gets thicker over time, and that dense layer of bark enables the tree to survive forest fires with only some blackened bark.   1806  Today is the birthday of the Austrian botanist and explorer Friedrich Welwitsch. Welwitsch found a second home in the country of Portugal, where he served as the director Of the botanic gardens in Lisbon. Welwitsch had some amazing experiences during his lifetime, but the pinnacle was clearly the day he discovered the Welwitschia mirabilis. The mirabilis refers to its unusual form. Portugal had to send him to Africa to collect plants -  which he did for seven years. In 1860,  Welwitsch discovered a strange-looking plant that is actually a tree - a conifer and a gymnosperm - in terms of botanical classification. The Africans called it "Mr. Big." The Welwitschia is endemic to Namibian deserts, and it's also present on the Namibian coat of arms. When Welwitsch discovered this unique plant which can live for more than 1500 years and bears only two leaves in its entire lifecycle, he was so astonished that he "could do nothing but kneel down and gaze at it, half in fear lest a touch should prove it a figment of the imagination." Imagine a two-tentacled octopus with very long arms and a red floral bouquet for a head, and you have the Welwitschia mirabilis. Welwitschia's two leaves grow continually throughout the life of a plant. The pair of leaves are broad, leathery, and belt-shaped. Incredibly, some specimens, tested with carbon 14, are over 2000 years old. There is a spectacular photo of Welwitsch seated behind a large welwitschia mirabilis. He's wearing a pith helmet, and the plant's leaves are clearly many times longer than Welwitschia's arms and legs, which are mostly obscured by the plant. In 1862, Joseph Dalton Hooker described the plant in The Gardener's Chronicle as "the ugliest yet botanically magnificent plant in the world among centuries-old plants."   1896   Today the New England Botanical Club was founded by seven Professional and ten amateur botanists. The club was established to study New England and Alpine Flora. Dues were set at $2/year.  The late 1800s ushered in several scientific organizations - like the American Philosophical Society, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. What distinguished the New England Botanical Club was the fact that it welcomed amateurs as well as professionals. The early meetings were held in member's homes. Charles Sprague Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum was reputed to be a wonderful host. The club began as a gentleman's club; it would not officially admit women until 1968. Focused on botany, the group went on regular field trips - and they published a scholarly Journal called Rhodora. The group was looking for a one-word title, and so they held a vote. The options were Rhodora, Oakesia, Wasonia, Bigelovia, Gayia, and Nova anglia.  The name Rhodora was created to reflect the clubs focus on studying the flora in the natural range of Rhododendron lapponicum - with the common name Lapland rosebay. Today, the NEBC is a non-profit organization that promotes the study of plants of North America, especially the flora of New England and adjacent areas.   1935    Today is the birthday of the influential landscape architect and author James Van Sweden. Van Sweden was an early pioneer in developing a new look and feel for American Landscapes, and his style is called The New American Garden.  signature elements of the new American Garden are broad sweeps of flowering perennials and wild grasses.  In 1975, van Sweden partnered with Wolfgang Oehme, and together they started their firm now known as Uehme van Sweden or OvS. Many gardeners remember that James created a purple Meadow for Oprah Winfrey's South Bend Indiana estate. In his book, architecture in the garden, Van Sweden wrote, "As I pulled up to Oprah Winfrey's front door for the first time, my immediate impression was that her house was divorced from its setting. Built in an elegant French-Chateau style, the house was visibly uncomfortable with the matter-of-fact Midwestern farmland that surrounded it. Nothing had been done to ease the transition from one to the other—  the house and the site weren't talking. Over the next four years, we worked together to create an architectural context around the house, including newly-installed terraces and walls. The materials we selected, brick framed with the Limestone, echo the house, yet this architecture also conformed to the surrounding countryside, adopting its long, horizontal lines. In this way, we quite literally pulled out into the site." Van Sweden's books include The Artful Garden: Creative Inspiration for Landscape Design (2011), Architecture in the Garden (2003), and Gardening with Nature (1997). You can get a used copy of James van Swedens books and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for under $5.   Unearthed Words Here are some words about February: "Probably more pests can be controlled in an armchair in front of a February fire with a garden notebook and a seed catalog than can ever be knocked out in hand-to-hand combat in the garden." —  Neely Turner, State Entomologist & Vice Director, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1927 - 1968   Come when the rains Have glazed the snow and clothed the trees with ice, While the slant sun of February pours Into the bowers, a flood of light. Approach! The incrusted surface shall upbear thy steps And the broad arching portals of the grove Welcome thy entering. —  William Cullen Bryant, American Romantic poet, A Winter Piece   I stood beside a hill Smooth with new-laid snow, A single star looked out From the cold evening glow. There was no other creature That saw what I could see-- I stood and watched the evening star As long as it watched me. —  Sara Teasdale, American Lyric poet, February Twilight   Grow That Garden Library Winter World by Bernd Heinrich The subtitle of this book is: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival. The author of numerous bestselling and award-winning books, Bernd Heinrich, is a professor of biology at the University of Vermont. He divides his time between Vermont and the forests of western Maine. From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who must alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, animals are adaptable to an amazing range of conditions. Examining everything from food sources in the extremely barren winter landscape to the chemical composition that allows certain creatures to survive, Heinrich's Winter World awakens the largely undiscovered mysteries by which nature sustains herself through winter's harsh, cruel exigencies. You can get a used copy of Winter World by Bernd Heinrich and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for under $9.   Great Gifts for Gardeners Okatsune Precision Hedge Shears, 7 5/8" blade, 22" overall length by Okatsune $62.25 These short garden shears are used by professional gardeners throughout Japan. Total Length:21in(535mm) Blade Length:6.9in(175mm) Weight:1lb12oz(800g) The handles are made of slick Japanese White Oak Today's Botanic Spark 1917   On this day, the Happy Huntsman's Tree was planted, which stands beside the Harrington family crypt. The Happy Huntsman's Tree is an Oak tree that honors the 8th Earl of Harrington -  Charles Augustus Stanhope, who died on this day at the age of 73. When he died, Charles was one of the largest landowners in England, with estates totaling over 13,000 acres. Charles was the first business person to open a store in London under his own name. Selling fruit from his garden, his store closed after a few seasons. Gardeners would be delighted by his home at Elvaston Castle, which was settled among the most magnificent topiary; trees shrubs and hedges were fashioned into men, animals, pyramids, and fans. Even though one of his arms was useless, Charles was an active person.  He was one of the pioneers of polo in England, and he also played as an old man.  Vanity Fair published a caricature of him playing polo - sitting atop his horse with his potbelly and white flowing beard. And, Charles was an avid Huntsman. He was a master of the South Knot Hunt for over 30 years. During hunting season, he hunted six days a week. His obituary said that he never missed a hunt unless he happened to be laid up with broken bones from a fall. At Elvaston castle, there was a little workshop where Charles liked to tinker with projects. At the end of his life, Charles was badly burned while working there. He was making a picture frame, and he accidentally bumped his left hand against the pipe of a stove. After treating it with oil, he developed blood poisoning and died. Charles left specific instructions in his will that upon his death, his hounds should be let out to hunt.  Family lore says that when Charles was buried, the hounds bounded into the graveyard and gathered around the oak tree near the family crypt. They would not leave and could not be coaxed away. The tree the hounds were fixated on was dubbed the Happy Huntsman's Tree. There's a small plaque beneath it oh today it still stands in the graveyard of Saint Bartholomew's Church Derbyshire ("Dar-bee-shur").

The wealth gap in which students receive music education is closing. That’s thanks to programs like the one at the David Douglas School District, which works with low-income students to reduce barriers for music classes. Hechinger Report reporter Lillan Mongeau and OPB’s Liz Miller looked into how the program works and why it’s successful. Mongeau joins us, along with David Douglas music coordinator Tom Muller.

We get high school senior Annabelle Sukin’s take on the arguments made Wednesday before the Oregon Supreme Court, which took place at David Douglas High School.

Dave Douglas is just an average guy, with one notable exception. Dave was addicted to opioid pain medication for nearly a decade and managed to kick the habit using the controversial hallucinogen Ibogaine. In his early 20's, he was prescribed high doses of opioids following multiple stomach surgeries. When he could no longer obtain valid… The post UnSpun 173 – David Douglas: “Seven Years Clean” appeared first on Logos Media.

David Douglas, VP of Service Management at Scientific Games, talks with Sarah about how to focus on continuous improvement and innovation in a mature service organization.

Today we celebrate the daughter of a millionaire who found solace in nature and the refreshing approach of one of the country's top naturalists. We learn about the discovery of vanilla (complete with a ravishing recipe for vanilla coffee liqueur from 1974), and we'll commemorate the Doctor's Pit where the botanist David Douglas died. We'll hear the oft-quoted poem that begins, "The scarlet of maples can shake me like a cry of bugles going by," and we Grow That Garden Library with a new book for 2019 called The Sanctuary of My Garden: Poems by Fotoula Reynolds. I'll talk about the last call for bringing your houseplants back indoors and then wrap things up with the sweet story of a botany curriculum for 4th graders in Louisville, Kentucky.   But first, let's catch up on a few recent events. I ran across the most delightful wedding story the other day. It was shared in the blog Plans and Presents. It was a wedding that had a garden theme, and it took place at The Asylum Chapel in London.  Helen Abraham Photography captured the gorgeous images of this wedding. I shared the post in the Free FB community for listeners of the show. You can check out the full post there. But, here's a quick overview of how the couple (who share a love for gardens and garden history) met from the Bride, Nancy: "As a life-long learner, an avid gardener and fan of early American history, I had embarked upon a trip to follow up the research I had done on the plant exchange between Philadelphia and London in the 18th century, and a botanist named Peter Collinson who had lived at that time in Peckham. Journeying to London, I made contact with people who suggested I get in touch with Derek, as he had written an article about Collinson. Eventually, Derek and I met up, talked endlessly about Collinson, research, and other things. Back in California, we exchanged many emails, and when I was next in London, we met up again, and as time transpired, we spent more and more time together. Derek and I are an older couple, he being in his late 80s and I am in my late 70s. Having been happily single for 40 years, I was never expecting a marriage proposal. But it did happen…" Now for the good part. Here's how Nancy decided to incorporate the garden into her beautiful wedding: "I wanted the flowers of the day to be a peach/pink/apricot color scheme, and I knew they would add a punch of color alongside the black outfit I planned to wear, also coordinating with the colors of the inside of the Chapel. Because of our background, I wanted the Chapel to look like a garden. Rather than have typical flower arrangements, Anya turned Asylum Chapel into an amazing and magical garden, with plots of the garden here and there and a path through the garden to the altar. Even the staff said they had never seen the Chapel look so wonderful." I reached out to Alison over at Plans and Presents to tell her how much I enjoyed her post, and she said: "That wedding was stunning, and it was my honor to feature it."     Another great story in the world of horticulture recently ran in the Denver Post. It turns out, there's a fun new collaboration between the Denver Botanic Gardens and Mythology Distillery, a cocktail bar and distillery in the heart of the LoHi neighborhood in Denver.  Blake Burger is a horticulturist at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and Scott Yeats is the founder of Mythology Distillery. And, they're also old college buddies from their days back at Colorado State. I love this story so much that I reached out to the Mythology Distillery to learn more. Btw, the bottle of Forager Gin is beautiful.  And I love how Mythology tells the story of the gin on their website: "Two Friends, a Distiller, and a Horticulturist …. Forage for a missing ingredient in a garden one mile above the sea.  Two pounds of chamomile and elderflower along with three pounds of lemon verbena were all it took to make3,000 bottles of Forager botanical gin.  If you're in Denver, you can pick up a bottle of Forager Gin for yourself or as a gift for around $35 from Mythology.     Brevities #OTD On this day in 1910, the news out of Pittsburgh announced the creation of a new chrysanthemum named in honor of Henry Clay Frick's only daughter Helen who was 22 years old. The public was invited to view the lovely blossom in Frick's million-dollar conservatory. The newspaper reported that it took Frick's "high-priced gardeners" four years to create the flower. A few years earlier, when Helen became a débutante, her father offered to give her a gift of whatever her heart desired. Helen asked for a park - but not just any park. Helen requested a wilderness park. She wanted a place where the land would remain in a natural state, and she hoped the children of Pittsburgh would use the park to connect with the natural world. Helen's birthday present became known as Frick Park, and today it remains the largest park in Pittsburgh with 561 acres of trails and wooded areas. Helen's request doesn't seem so peculiar once you learn that nature had been a refuge for Helen as a child. When Helen was three years old, her older sister Martha died.  Her father called Martha his little "Rosebud," and she died when she was five years old. Martha's death was the result of swallowing a pin. The incident caused two years of painful complications that ultimately led to her death.  Then, when Helen was four years old, her father was shot in an assassination attempt. Two days later, her newborn baby brother died. These early losses left Helen's parents grief-stricken and depressed. After her parents died, Helen used her immense fortune to create a 640-acre nature sanctuary in New York State. She also made a point of adding gardens to any of her developments. She also gave money for 1,000 azaleas to be planted in a garden across from the Phipps Conservatory in Schenley Park. A Frick descendant, Martha Frick Symington Sanger, wrote a book about Helen called Helen Clay Frick: Bittersweet Heiress. In the book, Sanger noted that her aunt lived in a moss-covered cottage and rather enjoyed gardening. Helen even performed everyday garden chores like weeding and planting fruit trees. She also had a good understanding of local birds and could identify their songs.  #OTD  On this day in 1942, the Freeport Journal published a delightful story about the naturalist Edwin Way Teale. Here's what it said, "To most of his neighbors Edwin Way Teale Is known as the man who can spend a solid day In a two-acre field without 1) being on a picnic, or (2) apparently doing a stroke of work.  Scientists... assert that his collection of 15,000 photographs of insects—most of them taken in that same two-acre field—is an important contribution to entomology. Edwin Teale himself insists that he's just an amateur who managed to make a hobby pay.  ... In college, he had majored in English; entomology was only a word to him.  About six years ago," he recounts, "I was writing an article on fishing. I took some pictures of dry flies, and somehow that started me photographing live insects.  Soon afterward, neighbors stared when they saw him crawling around his back yard with a magnifying glass.  This led him to rent the "insect rights" to a nearby field that contains several apple trees, a patch of swamp, and other features attractive to winged and crawling life. He estimates there are 1,800 varieties of insects in the tract.  "It is a universe," Teale says. "Exploring it provides the thrill of travel and adventure."  ... Once, he made friends with a praying mantis. He named her "Dinah," and she shared his study for weeks. Finally, Dinah devoured her own arm. Teale had just time to get the picture. Earlier, he had taken her to New York City, where she escaped from his pocket on Broadway. Denizens of that cynical thoroughfare were surprised to see a well-dressed six-footer frantically pursuing a bug." A year after this article, Teale's book By-ways to Adventure: A Guide to Nature Hobbies won the John Burroughs Medal for distinguished natural history writing.   Sadly, during World War II, Teale’s son, David, was killed in Germany. Teale and his wife began traveling across the country by automobile. The trips help them cope with their grief and became an integral part of Teale's writing. Their 1947 journey, covering 17,000 miles in a black Buick and following the unfolding spring, led to Teale's book North with the Spring. Additional road trips lead to more books: Journey Into Summer, Autumn Across America, and Wandering Through Winter. Wandering Through Winter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1966. And, it was  Teale who said: "For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad." " Any fine morning, a power saw can fell a tree that took a thousand years to grow." “Our minds, as well as our bodies, have need of the out-of-doors. Our spirits, too, need simple things, elemental things, the sun and the wind and the rain, moonlight, and starlight, sunrise and mist and mossy forest trails, the perfumes of dawn, and the smell of fresh-turned earth and the ancient music of wind among the trees.”     #OTD  On this day in 1974, a newspaper clipping from the Star-Gazette out of Elmira New York shared a Recipe for Vanilla Coffee Liqueur. But, before the Recipe was shared, the author took a moment to explain how the signature ingredient, vanilla, was discovered: "In school, I learned that the explorer Hernan Cortes discovered vanilla during the 15th century when he quaffed a cup of hot chocolate at the court of Montezuma. The Aztec Indians made this pungent beverage from the beans of the cacao tree, combined with pods the Spaniards named vanilla. For three centuries, vanilla remained a luxury within reach of only affluent Europeans and Americans. People believed the orchid would only grow in Mexico. Then a French botanist discovered the bee that pollinated the orchid. Eventually, Madagascar became the primary grower of the vanilla orchid, which grows on a coarse vine that requires about three years of pampering before it bears fruit. Vanilla came into its own with the invention of ice cream in the 17th century. Today vanilla is three times as popular as any other flavor." Here is a liqueur sauce that, in my opinion, can transform a dish of ice cream or pudding into an epicurean treat. VANILLA COFFEE LIQUEUR I ½ cups brown sugar, firmly packed 1 cup granulated sugar 2 cups water ½ cup instant coffee powder 3 cups vodka 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract Combine sugars with water. Bring to boil and boil for 5 minutes. Slowly stir in coffee powder. Cool: Pour into jug or jar. Add vodka and vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Cover and let stand at least 2 weeks. Serve over ice cream or pudding or as a flavoring for milk drinks. Yields about 5 cups.   #OTD On this day in 2014, the botanist David Douglas was memorialized with a plaque at his death site. The occasion marked the 100th anniversary of Douglas's death. The Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission created the plaque because Douglas was the first scientist to visit the Oregon territory. Douglas scientifically identified hundreds of plants during his lifetime, including the Douglas fir, the state tree of Oregon. In addition to the Oregon contingent, botanists from Scotland, England, and Hawaii placed the plaque at the spot on the Mountain where Douglas died on the Big Island. The locals call it the "Doctor's Pit." Douglas died after falling into a pit designed to trap animals. Tragically, a bull was also in the pit and gored Douglas to death. The site hasn't changed much over the past 180 years. Today, a dirt road leads the occasional visitor near the site.    Unearthed Words The scarlet of maples can shake me like a cry Of bugles going by. And my lonely spirit thrills to see the frosty asters like smoke upon the hills. ~ Bliss Carman, Canada's Poet Laureate    Today's Grow That Garden Library book recommendation: The Sanctuary of My Garden: Poems by Fotoula Reynolds  I love what CS Hughes wrote about Fotoula's book : "They say that poetry is a garden, sometimes wild and unhewn, sometimes carefully tended. Fotoula Reynolds' poems ably demonstrate that - there is always a new and carefully tended bloom, and sometimes something unexpected, that you might think a weed, but I would say, a wildflower gone perhaps just a little astray." Here's an excerpt from her signature poem: The Sanctuary of My Garden: "In the evening of a Mediterranean summer Where the stars wink their Little eyes and the moon Graces us with her Outstanding-ness I have traveled the world Fearlessly in my imagination For a time I am out of reach But you can always find me In the sanctuary of my garden."   Fotoula's book is available using the Amazon link in today's Show Notes. It's a paperback and would make a lovely Christmas present. It sells for just $8.   Today's Garden Chore It's the gardener's version of "Last Call for Alcohol," and it's "Last Call for Houseplants Ya'll." Seriously, if you are a northern gardener, bring your houseplants inside. The colder it gets, the greater the shock they will experience.  When you bring your houseplants inside, spray them down with sharp streams of water, and I like to add a little dawn dish soap to give them a good cleaning.  There's a large, old,  antique table in the middle of my botanical Library where I place many of my houseplants. The houseplants form the centerpiece of the table. They are ringed by an old typewriter, stacks of garden books, baby pruners, a mister, and some extra pots. I have to say that I love how my houseplants have brought life and fragrance into that space. Then I added a little Alexa dot on the windowsill. I have her play sounds from Nature or the Rainforest. You'd never know it's cold and dreary outside.   Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart On this day in 2003, the newspaper in Louisville Kentucky featured an article about a 4th-grade classroom that had turned into a laboratory of botanists. For three weeks, the kids - wearing lab coats - were led down a path of botanical discovery by their student-teacher named Bill Stangel. "In the first week, the children collected and studied leaves and looked at plant parts under a microscope. In week two, they dipped carnations into water [mixed] with food coloring to see the petals change colors. They made guesses about how long it would take for the color to reach the petals, and they discussed how water and nutrients move from the roots to the leaves. ... At the end of the class, the children stood up and sang [to the tune of “Head Shoulders Knees and Toes”] “Stigma, petal, stem, and roots … stem and roots” Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

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David Douglas shares his best tips on manifesting and how he has manifested some amazing things in his own life with a formula he has developed from his own successes! Also, join his Facebook group "Get Ahead Community" to learn how to market your coaching business easily on social media - something he had to learn the hard way when he was starting his own coaching business. He has free trainings in the group regularly, plus a course and coaching on getting your business seen and profitable! And if you're listening in the fall of 2019, you may be able to get into his new course as a beta tester for free! Click on this link to join his group today! bit.ly/getaheadgrowth --------------------------------------- To check out that amazing skincare line by Neora, and get a free gift with your order, email Amber Peterson at ambersmileandglow@gmail.com and mention that you heard about it from Kelly Walker! The cleansing facewash is amazing, and the Age IQ Eye Serum never made my eyes burn all day long!

Today, Catholics honor St. Phocas the Gardener who lived in Turkey during the third century. A protector of persecuted Christians, Phocas grew crops in his garden to help feed the poor. Phocas is remembered for his hospitality and generosity; his garden played an important part in living both of those virtues. When Roman soldiers were sent to kill him, they could not find shelter for the night. Naturally, when Phocas encountered them, he not only offered them lodging, but a meal made from the bounty of his garden. During the meal, Phocas realized they had come for him. While the soldiers slept that night, he dug his own grave and prayed for the soldiers. In the morning, Phocas told the soldiers who he was and the soldiers, who could conceive of no other option,  reluctantly killed him and buried him in the grave he had dug for himself. Although gardening can be a solitary activity, may we follow in the footsteps of Phocas the gardener, using our gardens to connect us to others through generosity and hospitality.     Brevities   #OTD Today is the birthday of Frances Ropes Williams, born on this day in 1883.  Williams had a shady garden in Winchester, Massachusetts. And, what is the most-used plant by shade gardeners? Hostas. That's right. And, Williams had an appreciation for hostas before they became widely used in the United States. A graduate of MIT, Williams was lucky enough to get the chance to work with Warren H. Manning, the famous Boston landscape architect, for a little over two years. Williams stopped working to marry Stillman Williams. But sadly, he died after almost twenty years of marriage, leaving Frances with four young children - two boys and two girls. Williams and her family loved the outdoors. When the kids were little, Williams made them one of the very first playsets. When the children were grown, Williams found purpose in her garden and she zeroed in on her hostas. She became known for hybridizing them and she even wrote about them for various botanical magazines. Williams discovered the hosta that would be named for her honor quite by happenstance. She had visited her daughter in college in New York, and she stopped by Bristol Nurseries in Connecticut on her way home. Nestled in a row of Hosta sieboldiana,was a hosta that had a yellow edge. Williams bought it and continued to grow it in her garden. Years later, Williams hosta ended up in the hands of Professor George Robinson at Oxford. Williams had labeled the plant FRW 383. When the professor couldn't remember what Williams had labeled the plant, he simply called it hosta Frances Williams. Williams work with hosta helped the newly-formed American Hosta Society. After she died in 1969, a hosta garden was planted in her memory at MIT.     #OTD  It's the anniversary of the death of John Goldie who died on this day in 1886.  Goldie was a Scottish-born botanist and author. He led an extraordinary life.  He started out as an apprentice at the Glasgow Botanic Garden. As a young man, another botanist bumped him off what was to be his first plant exploration. However the botanical gods were smiling on him. The expedition was doomed when most of the party died from coast fever along the Congo River. Two years later, William Hooker encouraged Goldie to travel to North America. He started in Montreal and made his way down the Hudson River to New York.  He wrote that he carried as many botanical specimens "as his back would carry."  Goldie returned to the Glasgow Botanic Gardens and for five years, he trained an eager young apprentice and fellow Scottsman named David Douglas. When Douglas met an early death, Goldie planted a Douglas-Fir next to his house to remember his young friend. After Goldie discovered the giant wood fern, Hooker called it Dryopteris goldieana in his honor and it earned the name Goldie's woodfern.  Goldie worked tirelessly and he recorded a total of fourteen plant species previously unknown to science.     Unearthed Words   Here's a poem from Raymond A. Foss called Summer Rain   "A break in the heat away from the front no thunder, no lightning, just rain, warm rain falling near dusk falling on eager ground steaming blacktop hungry plants thirsty turning toward the clouds cooling, soothing rain splashing in sudden puddles catching in open screens that certain smell of summer rain."       Today's book recommendation: The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden Hardcover by Rick Darke and Douglas W. Tallamy    What if you're looking for a landscape that's not only beautiful, functional and productive, but also nourishes and fosters wildlife. That's the aim of The Living Landscape. Darke and Tallamy describe how plants can be used for multiple uses in the garden.     Today's Garden Chore   Buy a bolt of wedding tulle. Wedding tulle is the perfect protector for you summer crops and ornamental from Japanese Beetles and other ravenous insects. It's attractive and inexpensive; the perfect combination. You can get 600 feet of wedding tulle on Amazon for just $15.00 using the link in today's show notes.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   Since we are in full-on-pesto-making mode, I wanted to share a recipe that I discovered on called Tarragon & Cashew Pesto from Dunk and Crumble.   Cashew Tarragon Pesto 1 large bunch fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped 4 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh tarragon 1/2 cup raw cashews zest from 1 lemon juice from 3 lemons a handful of lemon balm or lemon verbena stripped from the stems 1 garlic clove, peeled 1/3 cup olive oil 3 tablespoons lemon vinegar or chive herbal vinegar salt and freshly ground black pepper   Directions:   Toast cashews in a dry pan over medium heat until lightly brown and fragrant.  Allow to cool slightly.   Purée parsley, tarragon, nuts, lemon and lemon juice, lemon herbs and garlic in a food processor. Add the olive oil, vinegar, and a bit of salt and pepper, and blend until a coarse paste forms.  Add a few tablespoons of warm water to thin the sauce to desired consistency, and adjust seasoning to taste.   Use as a sandwich spread, atop a bowl of hot pasta, or alongside roasted chicken. Makes about 3 cups pesto.     Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Gail, Hazel and host Philippa dig into the subject of garden writing with the journalist and social historian Ursula Buchan and Matt Collins, nature writer and Head Gardener at London’s Garden Museum. The conversation meanders convivially in the usual Slightly Foxed manner, via daredevil plant-hunters, early wild gardening advocates such as Gertrude Jekyll, William Robinson and Vita Sackville-West, and the passing passions and fashions of garden design, with a peek over the hedge at Christopher Lloyd’s Great Dixter along the way. And there’s the usual round-up of the latest bookish harvest from the Slightly Foxed office and plenty of recommendations for reading off the beaten track too. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 35 minutes; 50 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com) with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. 84, Charing Cross Road (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/84-charing-cross-road-plain-foxed-edition/) , Helene Hanff. Plain Foxed Edition published 1 September 2019, available to order now (2:24) Corduroy (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/corduroy-plain-foxed-edition/) , Adrian Bell. Plain Foxed Edition published 1 August 2019, available to order now (2:30) Wood and Garden, Gertrude Jekyll is out of print (11:33) The Wild Garden (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/william-robinson-wild-garden/) , William Robinson (11:34) The English Flower Garden, William Robinson is out of print (11:38) We Made a Garden (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/margery-fish-we-made-a-garden/) , Margery Fish (13:27) A Green and Pleasant Land (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1091970/a-green-and-pleasant-land/9780099558668.html) , Ursula Buchan (15:23) Graham Stuart Thomas titles are out of print (17:04) Dear Friend and Gardener: Letters on Life and Gardening, Beth Chatto & Christopher Lloyd is out of print (18:46) Forest: Walking among Trees (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/matt-collins-forest/) , Matt Collins. With photographs by Roo Lewis (19:20) Meetings with Remarkable Trees (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/thomas-packenham-meetings-with-ramarkable-trees/) , Thomas Packenham (19:48) Trees (https://www.octopusbooks.co.uk/titles/hugh-johnson-2/trees/9781845330552/) , Hugh Johnson (19:52) The Hidden Life of Trees (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/peter-wohlleben-hidden-life-of-trees/) , Peter Wohlleben Oriental Vegetables, Joy Larkcom is out of print but both The Salad Garden (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/joy-larkcom-salad-garden/) and Grow Your Own Vegetables (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/joy-larkcom-grow-your-own-vegetables/) are available (21:37) The English Gardener, William Cobbett is out of print (22:06) The Well-Tempered Garden (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/christopher-lloyd-well-tempered-garden/) and In My Garden (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/christopher-lloyd-in-my-garden/) , Christopher Lloyd (22:49) The Diary of a Bookseller (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/shaun-bythell-diary-of-a-bookseller/) , Shaun Bythell (31:25) Where the Hornbeam Grows, (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/beth-lynch-where-the-hornbeam-grows/) Beth Lynch (32:05) Old Glory (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jonathan-raban-old-glory/) , Jonathan Raban (32:33) So I Have Thought of You: The Letters of Penelope Fitzgerald, Ed. Terence Dooley is out of print (32:54) Wilding (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/isabella-tree-wilding/) , Isabella Tree (33:44) Related Slightly Foxed Articles & Illustrations An article on Beth Chatto, The Dry Garden will be published in a forthcoming issue of Slightly Foxed (18:11) A Well-tempered Gardener (https://foxedquarterly.com/christopher-lloyd-well-tempered-gardener/) , Michael Leapman on the garden writings of Christopher Lloyd, Issue 59 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-59-published-1-september/) (22:49) Other Links Ursula Buchan (http://www.ursula-buchan.co.uk/) is an award-winning journalist, social historian and garden writer (3:50) Matt Collins (https://www.mattcollinsgarden.co.uk/) is a nature writer, and Head Gardener at the Garden Museum (https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/) in Lambeth, London (6:02) David Douglas (25 June 1799–12 July 1834) was a Scottish botanist, best known as the namesake of the Douglas-fir (10:08) Hortus (https://www.hortus.co.uk/) , a gardening journal (20:08) All back issues of Slightly Foxed are available to browse and buy here (https://foxedquarterly.com/products/back-issues/) (30:20) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Sound effects: An English Country Garden in July by Keith Selmes (https://freesound.org/people/Keith%20Selmes/sounds/329675/) Bees and bumblebees foraging by odilonmarcenaro (https://freesound.org/people/odilonmarcenaro/sounds/239909/) Thanks to http://www.freesound.org CC licence, attribution  The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

As we celebrate our nation's birthday, meet the Scotsman who celebrated and disseminated our plants: DAVID DOUGLAS.  Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. 

  Did you know that the most popular giant hosta is Empress Wu?   At maturity the plan is 5 feet tall with an 8 foot spread.   Pictures don't really do the Empress Wu hosta justice. Because of its size and fast rate of growth, Empress Wu demands soil that is consistently moist but not soggy.   Empress Wu was bred by Brian and Virginia Skag out of Lowell, Indiana. On February 23, 2010, they finally received their patent for the impressive Empress Wu hosta.           Brevities   #OTD   It was on this day in 1799, the Scottish botanist David Douglas was born.    Douglas was responsible for the identification over 200 new plant species in North America including the famous Douglas-fir.   Douglas never received a formal education, and he was primarily a plant collector rather than a published scientist.   Despite his lack of formal training, Douglas sent more plants to Europe than any other botanist of his time.   During his expeditions, Douglas was often accompanied by his little Scottish terrier named Billie.   Douglas's career ended tragically in 1834 when he was killed while exploring in Hawaii.   There is a memorial to Douglas and Honolulu which says:   "Here lies Master David Douglas - an indefatigable traveler. He was sent out by the Royal Horticultural Society of London and gave his life for science."   And on the second bronx tablet there is a quote by Virgil:   "Even here the tear of pity springs, And hearts are touched by human things."         #OTD   Today is the anniversary of the death of the landscape gardener and botanist William Robert Guilfoyle, who died on this day in 1912.   Guilfoyle was the architect of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne.   It took Guilfoyle over 35 years to transform the Botanic Gardens into what is now is widely accepted as one of the world's greatest botanical landscapes.   When the author of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, saw the garden, he said it was absolutely the most beautiful place he had ever seen.           #OTD   It's the anniversary of the death of Nathaniel Lord Britton; an America botanist and taxonomist who died on this day in 1934.   Britton married the famous brylogist Elizabeth Gertrude Knight. Together, they used Kew Gardens in London as their inspiration for the New York Botanical Garden.   Britain and the botanist Joseph Rose named Regina Carnegiea in 1908 as a tribute to his philanthropy.   In obituary of Britton, botanist Henry Rusby shared this charming anecdote:   "Attracted one day, by the beauty of some drawings that lay before him, I inquired as to their source. When told that he, himself, was the artist, I asked in astonishment, 'Can you draw like that?'  'Of course,' he said. 'What you suppose I did all that hard work in the drawing class for?'"         #OTD  And it was on this day in 1903 that the author George Orwell was born.   Over the past few decades Orwell's diaries have been made public. Across from his entry for October 3, 1946, there is a map for a fruit and vegetable garden. Orwell hoped to set up a small farm on the property, that he called Barnhill, on the island of Jura.   In reality, Orwell's health was not good when he was on the island. Before he arrived, he had actually received a diagnosis of tuberculosis. Working in the vegetable garden was considered good for him because, at that time, being in fresh air was considered part of the treatment for tuberculosis.   The last entry in his diary is for December 1949. It reads:   “Snowdrops all over the place. A few tulips showing. Some wallflowers still trying to flower.”       Unearthed Words Here are some quotes from George Orwell:   "Outside my work the thing I care most about is gardening, especially vegetable gardening."    "The plant is blind but it knows enough to keep pushing upwards towards the light, and it will continue to do this in the face of endless discouragements."   “So often like this, in lonely places in the forest, he would come upon something--bird, flower, tree--beautiful beyond all words, if there had been a soul with whom to share it. Beauty is meaningless until it is shared.”        Today's book recommendation: Gardener's Latin by Bill Neal   This text remains one of the best resources for helping you to understand Latin plant names and to help you become a better gardener with that knowledge. Neal includes horticultural fats, fables, and wisdom from other gardeners; from Virgil to Vita Sackville-West.     Today's Garden Chore Order yourself some 2 inch floral pins (Click here to see the ones I order from Amazon).   I use them all the time in the garden - especially when I'm creating with succulents.   Recently I was sharing images of some head planters I put together and even a large succulent wreath. Floral pis help make those creations possible and help train the plants where you want them to grow.           Something Sweet   Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   It was on this day in 1929, that the American illustrator and writer Eric Carle was born.   Carle gave a commencement address at Bates College in 2007. He concluded these words:   "Love your partner and tend your garden. Simplify, slow down, be kind."     And it was Eric Carle who said, "Whatever our eyes touch should be beautiful."     Carle has an extensive knowledge and love of nature. His early books include Nature Thoughts, Flower Thoughts, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and The Tiny Seed.   And here's a quote from Carle's most memorable work:   “On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon. That night he had a stomach ache.”            Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

My aunt Debbie in Des Moines sent me some fantastic pictures of a great portable elevated plantar idea.   She was at Lowes and they had taken two old Weber grills and had spray-painted them different colors.  Then, they turned them into planters. In between the two of them they placed a bench.   What a great idea. Fantastic idea a great way to repurpose old grills turn them into elevated bed that you could use for annuals - which is what they did. In my case, I'm thinking it is a fun way to have a small edible or herb garden - right by your grill!     Brevities   #OTD It's the birthday of Martha Washington, born on this day in 1731.    The kitchen garden at Mount Vernon was said to have been Martha Washington's personal pride.   Surrounded by 4-inch-brick walls her garden was protected and it also enjoyed a bit of a microclimate. In addition to the walls, there were pear trees and apple trees that lined the walkways and provided a windbreaker for the vegetables.   There was even a cistern placed in the center of the garden; providing the garden with a steady supply of water.   One expert stated,   "Mrs. Washington had a passion for gardening and her summer residence at the Hasbrouck house allowed her to indulge in it."   One admirer said,   "Under her skillful hands, bloomed a garden like the desert of the Scriptures."           #OTD It was on this day in 1832 that George Thurtell held his impressive ranunculus show.   It was said that Thurtell had exhibited between 700 and 800 blooms; including 360 varieties.   They were preeminent in beauty, variety, color, form, and size.   Fourteen years after his ranunculus show, Thurtell was fined for horse-whipping a journalist on April 30, 1846.   Two years later, he pled guilty to stealing from a house where he was living as the gardener. He was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment and he died serving his sentence.       #OTD  It was on this day in 1833 David Douglas' luck ran out.   On the Rocky Island of the Fraser river at Fort George Canyon, Douglas's canoe was smashed into bits and Douglas himself barely escaped alive.   All of Douglas's work: his specimens and all of his writings - covering the years from 1829 to 1833 - were lost to time.   Before losing all of his work, in the spring of that year, Douglas had written a friend:   "We can be carried into regions where we contemplate the most glorious workmanship of nature and where the dullest imagination becomes excited."           Unearthed Words   Here's The Rose Treeby William Butler he who was born on this day in 1865.   'O words are lightly spoken,'  Said Pearse to Connolly,  'Maybe a breath of politic words  Has withered our Rose Tree;  Or maybe but a wind that blows  Across the bitter sea.' 'It needs to be but watered,'  James Connolly replied,  'To make the green come out again  And spread on every side,  And shake the blossom from the bud  To be the garden's pride.' 'But where can we draw water,'  Said Pearse to Connolly,  'When all the wells are parched away?  O plain as plain can be  There's nothing but our own red blood  Can make a right Rose Tree.'   Here’s a sweet diary entry for today by Canadian Naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol (“Sar-ee-all”) who wrote these words on this day in 1938. "A beautiful June day. The kind of day which has made June's reputation…. Tonight I finished my flower beds entirely…. How pleasant it is to water from a hose, when one has known the effort of hauling water pail by pail."        Today's book recommendation: The Flower Fix: Modern arrangements for a daily dose of nature by Anna Potter (Author), India Hobson (Photographer) The Flower Fix was a new book out in May of this year. Potter arranges easy to find seasonal blooms, along with found items such as twigs and dried fruit. And, she uses all kinds of containers. Potter is a florist at Swallows and Damsons. You can get your daily flower fix with her inspiring arrangements.       Today's Garden Chore Sow Love-in-a-Mist or Nigella in your garden.   It's one of my favorite flowers and I know I'm not alone; it is such a romantic blossom.   It's a member of the Buttercup family.   Although it comes in white and pink and lavender most gardeners are blown away by the blue version of love of Love-in-a-Mist.   It's a favorite with pollinators and it's self-seeding - which, if you're lucky, will bring you more love in the mist through the years.           Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart     It was on this day in 1831 that the scientist James clerk Maxwell was born.   Maxwell is remembered for his formulation of the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.   In 1922 but Albert Einstein visited the University of Cambridge his host announced that he is done great things because he stood on Isaac Newton shoulders.   Einstein replied "No, I don't. I stand on the shoulders of Maxwell."     In 1879 Maxwell wrote a letter to his friend William Thompson.   It's a letter gardeners can delight in:   Peacocks as Gardeners.   We got our original stock from Mrs McCunn, Ardhallow.   At that time (1860), the garden there was the finest on the coast and the peacocks sat on the parapets & banks near the house.   Mr. McCunn was very fond of his garden and very particular about it, but he also cared for his peacocks... Whenever he went out, he had bits of bread and such for them.   Mrs. Maxwell (my wife) always gets the peacocks to choose the gardener and they have chosen one who has now been seven years with us.   The peacocks will eat the young cabbages, but the gardener tells them to go...   They find it pleasanter to be about the house and to sit on either side of the front door.   Mrs Maxwell will not send them unless on consideration they would be acceptable.         Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Half-Hardy Plants. That's a term you don't run into very often - but when you do, it can be confusing.   Just this morning, I swung by a garden center to check out their clearance plants and I ended up chatting with a gardener who had running to a label that had that term: Half-Hardy Plants.   The term Half-Hardy simply means that the plant will not survive a frost - that they can't handle a dip in temperatures.   So think about your tropicals; maybe you have some citrus - an orange tree or a lemon tree - or simply your patio pots.   Those would all fall into the category of Half-Hardy Plants.         Brevities #OTD On this day in 1868 Aristides Simoni was born.    He helped discover the role of the mosquito in the transmission of yellow fever.       #OTD And it was on this day in 1830 that David Douglas finally arrived at the Columbia River.   He had departed from England on October 31st, 1829 after visiting his mom.  Before he got on the boat, he wanted to make sure that he got his hands on a Bible with large enough font for him to be able to read it as his vision was feeling him   Douglas was excited to go on this trip. He wanted to get to the interior of California to discover the botanical treasures there.   But apparently, plant exploration was taking a toll on Douglas. He ran into someone at Fort Vancouver who thought he was 48 years old; he was 30.   Despite his physical challenges, Douglas was eager to get going. When he reached the Columbia, he immediately thought about botanizing in the area.   In just a few weeks, he was able to send home three chests of seeds and plants. In a letter to Prof. Hooker, he wrote:   "You will begin to think that I manufacture pines at my pleasure.”   One of the pines Douglas sent back was the Pinus nobilis. It commanded a hefty price tag at the time– 15 to 20 guineas per plant.       #OTD It's the birthday of Josephine Baker, one of the greatest entertainers of the past century.   Josephine's path led her to Paris where she became an instant sensation. By 1929, she was the highest paid entertainer in Europe.   Baker bought a Château just outside of Paris and she loved to garden there. She also loved to throw glamorous parties on the lawns of the estate which were flanked by magnolia trees and the enormous rhododendrons. The property boasted its own orchards, multiple greenhouses, vegetable plots, and even a rivulet.         Unearthed Words Here's a little snippet about June from Nathaniel Parker Willis.   He was an American author and poet. During the mid 1800s, he was the highest paid magazine writer of his day.   It is the month of June, the month of leaves and roses.   When pleasant sights salute the eyes, and pleasant scents the noses.       Today's book recommendation: Kiftsgate Court Garden by Vanessa Berridge The subtitle of the book is intriguing; three generations of women gardeners. It features the influences of Heather Muir who began gardening at Kiftsgate a century ago with her husband. Heather's daughter Dianny took over the estate, including the garden, in the 1940s. Four decades later, in the 1980s, Dianny's daughter took over the property and she owns it to this day. If you like gardens, garden history, and mix in some personal biographies - this gorgeous book is right up your alley. You can click the link above to purchase it.     Today's Garden Chore   It's time to find perennials for those wet but sunny areas in the garden.   There are a number of plants that like these kinds of conditions and many of them are favorites of mine:   Ligularia Filipendula (rubra is known as Queen of the Prairie - with the pink tops. I love this one!) Lysamachia Rodgersia   btw - I fell in love with Rodgersia a few years ago. The magnificent leaves of this plant are huge and look positively prehistoric once it gets established.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   On this day in 1909 at the Irish immigration reformer Charlotte to Grace O'Brien died. After a life devoted to improving the lot of others, O'Brien at devoted her leisure time to writing and to the study of plant life. O'Brien had found a place for herself along the river Shannon which she called at Ardenoir - which means the height of gold; in reference to the golden gorse that covered the hillsides in spring. She once mused: "The baby heather that blossoms so soon, in the splendid heat that comes after June."   When one considers O'Brien's humanitarian work across both sides of the Atlantic, as well as her genius for gardening, it's stunning to discover that by the time O'Brien reached adulthood, she was completely deaf. In 1879 she wrote about her deafness, saying,   "Oh bitter loss! all natures voice is dumb Oh loss beyond all loss! About my neck the children cast their arms. No voices break upon my ear, no sounds of laughter come - Child's laughter wrought of love, and life, and bliss; Heedless, I leave the rest, had I but this."   In the last half of her life, O'Brien firmly established herself as a writer, a poet, and a plant collector.   Her last article contained these prophetic lines"   "I will puzzle the botanists of another generation, and when my bones are dust and my good spade rust, when my house is pulled down and my garden asphalt and bricks, my extra special wild briars and my daffodils will still linger on the hillside and scent the bloomy air for generations that know me not, nor mine."     Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

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LAND OF DISCOVERY  Mount Diablo has attracted some famous botanists over the years, including David Douglas, Alice Eastwood, and John Howell. Learn their stories—and those of the modern-day explorers following in their footsteps. Presented by SAVE MOUNT DIABLO in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association.  Featuring Heath Bartosh Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, Jepson Herbarium, Al Johnson, Neal Kramer/Strybing Arboretum, SWKrullImaging/iStock, Kit Leong/iStock, Marshman, Carl Osborn, Bill Sattler, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Arturo Reina Sanchez, Spyglass Hill, Terry Tomkins/USDA, Charles Webber/Cal Academy of Sciences, Westphalia/iStock  Music: Podington Bear Fire Recovery Illustration: Laura Cunningham, Bay Nature Magazine Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton

I realize you are very excited to get going in your own garden. But don't forget to schedule some time this spring to visit other gardens. The gardens of friends, neighbors, or public gardens can provide you with inspiration and teach you something new - even when you didn't think you'd learn anything. #BTW This entire week, April 27-May 4, is Historic Garden Week at Monticello ("MontiCHELLo”) in Virginia . If you visit today, April 30, you can learn more about their flower and vegetable gardens.      Brevities   It's National Raisin Day.  California is the biggest supplier of the sun-dried grapes. The California Associated Raisin Company (later known as Sun-Maid) was created with the idea for an ingenious co-op and the credit for this novel approach went to vineyardist, oilman, and attorney Henry H. Welsh. Welsh came up with the idea for a three-year grower contract, subject to a two-year renewal, binding the raisin grower to deliver all of his crop for a guaranteed price.  Naturally low in fat, raisins contain healthy nutrients... unless you're eating the yogurt- or chocolate-covered raisins. In their natural state, they are good for humans, but not for dogs. Small quantities of grapes and raisins can cause renal failure in dogs.     #OTD On this dayin 1789, Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States.   A gardening President, George Washington oversaw all aspects of the land at Mount Vernon.   Washington had a personal copy of Batty Langley'sNew Principles of Gardening. Inspired by the 18th century author, Washington adopted a less formal, more naturalistic style for his gardens and he supervised a complete and total redesign of his Mount Vernon.   On Mount Vernon's website, they review in detail the four gardens that make up Washington's landscape: the upper (formal) garden, the lower (kitchen) garden, the botanical (personal or experimental) garden, and the fruit garden and nursery.      #OTD On this day in 1873, bryologist William Starling Sullivant died. Sullivant was born to the founding family of Franklinton, Ohio. His father, Lucas, was a surveyor and had named the town in honor of the recently deceased Benjamin Franklin. The settlement would become Columbus.  In 1823, William Sullivant graduated from Yale College, his father would die in August of that same year.  Sullivant took over his father's surveying business, and at the age of thirty, he began to study and catalog the plant life in Central Ohio.  In 1840, he published his flora and then he started to hone in on his calling: mosses. Bryology is the study of mosses. The root, bryōs is a Greek verb meaning to swell. It's etymology of the word embryo. Bryology will be easier to remember if you think of the ability of moss to swell as it takes on water.  As a distinguished bryologist, Sullivant not only studied and cataloged various mosses from across the United States, but also from as far away as Central America, South America, and from various islands in the Pacific Ocean.  Mosses suited Sullivant's strengths; requiring patience and close observation, scrupulous accuracy, and discrimination. His first work, Musci Alleghanienses, was: "exquisitely prepared and mounted, and with letterpress of great perfection; ... It was not put on sale, but fifty copies were distributed with a free hand among bryologists and others who would appreciate it." In 1864, Sullivant published his magnum opus,Icones Muscorum. With 129 truly excellent illustrations and descriptions of the mosses indigenous to eastern North America, Icones Muscorumfixed Sulivant's reputation as the pre-eminent American bryologist of his time. In 1873, Sullivant contracted pneumonia - ironically, an illness where your lungs fill or swell with fluid - and he died on April 30, 1873.  During the last four decades of his life, Sullivant exchanged letters with Asa Gray. It's no wonder, then, that he left his herbarium of some 18,000 moss specimens to Gray's beloved Harvard University.  When Gray summoned his curator at Cambridge, Leo Lesquereux, to help Sullivant, he wrote to botanist John Torrey: "They will do up bryology at a great rate. Lesquereux says that the collection and library of Sullivant in muscology are magnifique, superbe,and the best he ever saw.'"   On December 6, 1857, Gray wrote to Hooker, "A noble fellow is [William Starling] Sullivant, and deserves all you say of him and his works. The more you get to know of him, the better you will like him."   In 1877, four years after Sullivant's death, Asa Gray wrote to Charles Darwin. Gray shared that Sullivant was his "dear old friend" and that, "[Sullivant] did for muscology in this country more than one man is likely ever to do again."   The Sullivant Moss Society, which became the American Bryological and Lichenological Society, was founded in 1898 and was named for William Starling Sullivant.     #OTD On this day in 1943, the noted botanist who became president of Huguenot College in South Africa and founded of the South African Association of University Women; Bertha Stoneman died. Born on a farm near Jamestown, New York, the Stoneman family had many notable achievements. Her aunt, Kate Stoneman, was the first woman admitted to the New York State bar, another aunt became the first policewoman in Buffalo, and her uncle George Stoneman, who was a general in the American Civil War, became the 15th governor of California. (Ronald Reagan being the 33rd, and Arnold Schwarzenegger being the 38th.)   Bertha Stoneman completed her undergraduate and doctorate degrees in botany at Cornell University in 1894 and 1896, respectively. She jumped at the chance to lead the botany department at Huguenot College, a women's college in Wellington, South Africa. More precisely, Huguenot College was the only woman's college on the African continent. Later she would recall,   "It was the courtesy, culture and hospitality of  certain Africans that held me... there."   The college called on Stoneman to not only teach botany; but also zoology, mathematics, logic, ethics and psychology.   Stoneman's textbook, Plants and their Ways in South Africa(1906), an instant classic, was widely assigned as a textbook in South African schools for several decades.   Surrounded by the new and exciting flora of South Africa, Stoneman set about building a herbarium for Huguenot. She either went out herself to collect specimens, or she sent others to add to the collection.   When talking to Americans during visits home, Stoneman praised South African plant life, saying: "South Africa provides 42 species of native asparagus. Why should it not be cultivated as a vegetable?  ...There are fine citrus fruits, avocado, pears, figs, mangoes, and paw-paws... You need not seek employment.  Employ yourself. Come soon, and you will be warmly and courteously welcomed." Stoneman was a wonderfully engaging teacher. As Carolize Jansen wrote in her blog, "If Bertha Stoneman were my biology teacher at school, maybe I would've considered choosing the subject for the final three years. In the opening chapter of Plants and their ways in South Africa, a 1906 textbook for school biology, her introduction ranges from the baking of bread to the Wonderboom in Pretoria, with a final encouragement regarding Latin names: ‘‘...the reader may skip any name in this book longer than Hermanuspetrusfontein.” Stoneman was good at many endeavors. Her Cornell Delta Gamma biography noted, "She entered with enthusiasm into all phases of [college] life, seeming equally at home on the hockey-field, as captain of a team, or in dramatics, writing, and coaching plays... We... are not surprised to learn that she has written many a song for Huguenot College, including its "Alma Mater."   Thanks to Google, I was able to track down the lyrics to the song - although one word had a transcription failure. I edited the text as best I could. [Tune—“ Sweet and Low."] Joyfully, joyfully, ever of thee we'll sing,  Loyally, loyally, honor to thee we’ll bring : “ Earnest for truth " shall our life’s effort be.  Time shall unite us still closer to thee, [Wisdom] from thee shall come. Lend thy beams afar. Shine, thou brilliant Star, Shine. Thou our Queen, pure, serene. Ever our hearts wilt cheer. While with thee never we  Danger or care shall fear. Knowing our sorrows, thou’lt help us to bear.  And widen rejoicing, our joys thou wilt share. Thou, our noble Queen. As we honor thee, we shall sing of thee. Praise.   Stoneman was tremendously proud of her scholars. Among her notable students was South African botanical illustrator, Olive Coates Palgrave (noted for her richly illustrated 1956 book Trees of Central Africa) and British born, South African mycologist and bacteriologist, Ethel Doidge.   Twenty-four years after arriving in South Africa, Stoneman became president of Huguenot University College. She retired twelve years later. She requested that her ashes be returned to the United States upon her death.     #OTD It's the birthday of botanist and USDA agronomistSamuel Mills Tracy, born in 1847. Born in Hartford, Vermont, Tracy's family eventually settled in Wisconsin. At the start of the Civil War , he enlisted with the Union Army, served with a branch of the Wisconsin Volunteers. After the war, he started farming; but then a year later, he decided to go to college. Tracy wound up getting a Master's from Michigan State Agricultural College.  By 1877, Tracy secured a Professor of Botany spot at the University of Missouri. A decade later, he was hired as first Director of the Mississippi Experiment Station.  Tracyis perhaps best known for his two works Flora of Missouri and The Flora of Southern United States.  Today, the Tracy Herbarium, at Texas A&M is a special part of the department of ecosystem science and management. A research plant collection with close to 325,000 specimens, it hosts the largest grass collection in Texas and across much of the southern U.S.     Unearthed Words #OTD On this day in 1827, Scottish botanist David Douglas (Sponsored by Sir William Hooker), took a break from collecting for the Royal Botanic Institution of Glasgow.   His was lagging behind the others in his party as he was making his way through the Athabasca Pass west of present day Jasper, Alberta, Canada. On a whim, he decided to abandon the trail and ascend the northern peak of Mount Brown in deep snow.    Here's what he recorded in his journal: After breakfast at one o’clock... I became desirous of ascending one of the peaks, and accordingly I set out alone on snowshoes ... The labour of ascending the lower part, which is covered with pines, is great beyond description, sinking on many occasions to the middle. Halfway up vegetation ceases entirely, not so much a vestige of moss or lichen on the stones. Here I found it less laborious as I walked on the hard crust. One-third from the summit it becomes a mountain of pure ice, sealed far over by Nature’s hand ... ...The ascent took me five hours; ... This peak, the highest yet known in the northern continent of America, I feel a sincere pleasure in naming Mount Brown, in honor of Robert Brown, the illustrious botanist... A little to the southward is one nearly the same height, rising into a sharper point. This I named Mount Hooker [after his sponsor, William Hooker] ..." Douglas' trip was a success; he collected over 200 new plants. Douglas was the first Englishman to bring back cones of the Sugar Pine, the Lodgepole Pine, the Ponderosa Pine, and, of course, the Douglas-fir. Within a year of his return in 1827, they would all would all be growing in English gardens and on Scottish estates. Special Note: The Douglas-fir is not a true fir, which is why it is spelled with a hyphen. Anytime you see a hyphen in the common name , you know it's not a true member of the genus.   Book Recommendation   Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening: Rare Varieties - Unusual Options - Plant Lore & Guidance – by Matt Mattus Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening is your "201" level course in cultivating produce. Expand your knowledge base and discover options that go beyond the ordinary! Prepare to encounter new varieties of common plant species, learn their history and benefits, and, most of all, identify fascinating new edibles to grow in your own gardens. Written by gardening expert Matt Mattus, Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening offers a wealth of new and exciting opportunities, alongside beautiful photography, lore, insight, and humor that can only come from someone who has grown each vegetable himself and truly loves gardening.       Today's Garden Chore Diversify your tulip plantings for next Spring: If you garden south of zone 7, try Tulip Turkestanica.   You'll find a sudden soft spot for the early blooming, sweet little-faced tulips. Not your typical tulip, this is a species tulip. Species tulips are the most perennial of all tulips. They are petite, long-lived beauties, ideal for rock gardens, or the front of borders. They are adorable in containers and must be protected from freezing north of zone 7. Like daffs, they look amazing planted right in the grass. Such pretty little blooms!       Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   When I was researching Mount Vernon, I was struck by Washington's intentions and methods.   He was naturally curious and wanted to see what plants would be able to survive in the harsh climate of Virginia.   Of his four gardens, Washington referred often to his favorite of the four gardens, the botanical garden, during his lifetime. He called it "the little garden by the salt house," or rather fondly, his "little garden." Washington used the botanical garden as his trial garden; testing alfalfa and oats which, he happily surmised correctly, would increase the productivity of his fields.     Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

With tracks from OOFT!, Danny Boy, Arthur Johnson, Ajello, Phenomenal Handclap Band, Parkway Rhythm Ft. Boyd Jarvis, Johnson (BE), Etienne Jaumet, Benedikt Frey, Enzo Elia & Juan Moretti, Knightlife, Black Rio, Ash Reynolds, Pino, David Douglas, Kruder/Hunter, Antena, Ara Koufax, LOR. Bajram Bili, DJ Nori, Block Univers. Contact: dj@ribeaud.ch.

Live from Field Service Palm Springs, Sarah hosts a roundtable conversation with David Douglas, VP of Service Management at Scientific Games, Buddy Saucier, VP HVAC Service at Johnson Controls, and Roger O'Connor, VP Product Support at Gosiger to discuss how the conference has changed, and what value that they've seen from this year's events.

01) Levantine  -  Chorus [Dikso Records]02) Yuksek & JD Samson  -  Don't Even Try (Eli Escobar Remix) [YouTooCanWoo]03) Seamus Haji & ATFC  -  Confess (Dr Packer Remix) [Big Love Music]04) Kapote  -  Yeah Pass It [Toy Tonics]05) Flight Facilities  -  All Your Love (feat. Dustin Tebbutt) [Joakim's Paradise Vocal Mix] [Glassnote Records]06) Jacques Renault  -  Just Wanna Play [Let's Play House]Guest Mix: Demuja07) Love Drop  -  Don't Look Back (Dicky Trisco Mix)  [File Under Disco]08) Dirty Vegas  -  Human Love (Death on the Balcony Mix) [New State Music]09) David Douglas  -  Hound's Tongue (Original Mix) [Atomnation]10) Jon Sable & Huerta  -  Housework [In Dust We Trust]11) Shakarchi, Straneus  -  Marcy Son What [Studio Barnhus]Star of the Future: Demuja12) Demuja  -  Work In [Future Disco]

David Douglas Duncan - Er wurde 102 Jahre alt Kritische Betrachtung des Online-Nachrufs der Fotolegende. Fotominunten Folge 064:In der Folge geht es um den Fotografen David Douglas Duncan. Duncan hat als Kriegsberichtserstatter die Brutalität des 20. Jahrhunders festgehalten, aber er gilt auch als einer der Picasso-Fotografen. (Das Foto von Mr. Picasso in der Badewanne ist von Duncan). Im Podcast betrachte ich wie der Fotograf in den Onine-Medien dargestellt wurde und äußere mich auch kritisch zu einigen Nachrufen, die dem Fotografen einfach icht gerecht werden. https://portrait-foto-kunst.de/david-douglas-duncan-und-die-berichterstattung-zu-seinem-tod-fotominuten-064/ ___________________________________________ Mein Blog: www.portait-foto-kunst.de Mein Buch: Das Blogspiel: Die Gewinner werden Internetstars* Mein Equipment: Mikro, Mischpult & Zubehör Alle Podcastfolgen: www.fotominuten.de Ich und Social Media: Facebook: Facebook.com/Portraitkunst Twitter: Twitter.com/Portraitkunst Instagram: instagram.com/portraitkunst/ Ello: ello.co/portrait_foto_kunst ___________________________________________ *Der Link ist ein Affiliate-Link der euch zu Amazon.de führt. Folge direkt herunterladen

David Douglas talks about how education and opportunities should intersect more often. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disrupt-educ/support

Seasoned actor David Douglas talks to us about his long and crazy career in Hollywood - from the wild world of the West Coast to getting naked on Westworld. Come listen to David’s hilarious and insightful stories on his Rastafarian acting roots getting Drew Barrymore and others high on screen, to racing Michelle Rodriguez in Fast and Furious. Hear about all the amazing projects David was cut out of, like Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and what it was like to work with Jon Voight and Ryan Gosling (in La La Land!). 

Don Grotting is the superintendent of the Beaverton School District. For more than 20 years, he has led school districts in rural and urban communities across Oregon. Grotting has received several awards and accolades for his work and leadership, including 2014 Oregon Superintendent of the Year from the American Association of School Administrators. He also sits on numerous boards and advisory committees, including the Governor's Council on Education and Oregon's State Board of Education. Grotting hails from the town of Coquille in southwestern Oregon where he a grew up in what he describes as extreme poverty. After three years in the military and more than a decade working in a sawmill in his hometown, Grotting enrolled in college in his mid-30s. Soon after, he took a job teaching elementary school in Powers, Oregon. Two years later he was invited to apply for the superintendent's job for the small district. Since then, Grotting has served as superintendent in Nyssa and David Douglas school districts, experiences that have helped him focus on the needs of children before they enter the K-12 system. Grotting was a key figure in the development of the Early Works initiative at Earl Boyles Elementary in Southeast Portland. Started in collaboration with Children's Institute during Grotting's first year as David Douglas School District superintendent in 2010, Early Works is a model for early learning and healthy development for children birth to five in an elementary school setting. At Earl Boyles, early learning programs, infant and toddler groups, parent engagement activities, and preschool support young children's love of learning and prepares them for success when they enter kindergarten. After securing a voter-approved construction bond in 2012, Grotting prioritized construction of the Early Learning Wing and Neighborhood Center at Earl Boyles in 2014. In this interview, Grotting reflects on his career, the importance of early learning, his goals for the Beaverton School District, and more.

3D Releases for April 2018 What 3D Movies, 3DS Games and 3D Blu-Rays are coming in April of 2018?  This podcast tells you about them and has the trailers so you know what to expect within this month. To see the Home page article about April 3D Releases click on the link below:http://www.3dor2d.com/home/3d-releases-april-2018 3D Movies Pandas Release Date : April 6th 2018 [ IMAX THEATRES ]  Official Websites : https://www.warnerbros.com/pandas https://www.imax.com/movies/pandas Trailer :  https://youtu.be/r3eaGCk2Acs Information:  Pandas are beloved around the world, and now they are coming to the big screen in the IMAX® original filmPandas, a breathtaking documentary adventure and amazing experience for the whole family narrated by Kristen Bell (Frozen, TV’sThe Good Place). At Chengdu Panda Base in China, scientists are taking the captive breeding program to the next level and preparing captive-born cubs for the wild. This film follows one such researcher, whose passion leads her to initiate a new technique inspired by a black bear rehabilitator in rural New Hampshire. What starts as a cross-cultural collaboration becomes a life-changing journey for one special panda named Qian Qian. The film, captured with IMAX® cameras, follows Qian Qian on an exciting new adventure into the mountains of Sichuan as she experiences nature for the first time and discovers her wild side. David Douglas and Drew Fellman, the filmmakers behind Born to be Wild and Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, directed the film, which Fellman wrote and produced, with Douglas as director of photography. Donald Kushner and Steve Ransohoff also produced the film, with LiXiao Dong, David Haring, and Elie Samaha executive producing and Neal Allen serving as line producer. Born to be Wildand Island of Lemurs: Madagascar editor Beth Spiegel and composer Mark Mothersbaugh collaborated with Douglas and Fellman once again, with sound design by Gus Koven. IMAX Entertainment presents, in association with IMAX Documentary Films Capital, Jin Yi Culture Investment (HK) and Panda Productions, Pandas. This film, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX, will be released in select IMAX® and IMAX® 3D theaters starting April 6, 2018. The film is rated G.  Rampage Release Date : April 13th 2018(Moved up from April 20th)Official Website : http://www.rampagethemovie.com/homeTrailer:https://youtu.be/coOKvrsmQiI Information : Global megastar Dwayne Johnson headlines the action adventure "Rampage," directed by Brad Peyton.Primatologist Davis Okoye (Johnson), a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend. Editors Note :Rampage is based on the popular video game franchise . Avengers Infinity War  Release Date :April 27th 2018(Moved up from May 4th) Official Website :http://marvel.com/movies/movie/223/avengers_infinity_war Trailer : https://youtu.be/QwievZ1Tx-8 Information :  An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios “Avengers: Infinity War” brings to screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their super hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.  Nintendo 3DS / NEW 3DS Video Games  No 3DS video games are scheduled for release this month.

Bruce, John and Janine talk to 2018 Rose Festival Court Princess Alanesia (Ally) Vang from David Douglas High School

I was invited to interview veterans and celebs at Producer Suzanne DeLaurentiis' annual Oscar viewing party! On this episode of The Dating Advice Girl Radio Show, you will hear interviews from male and female veteran honorees and celebs about everything from their thoughts about #MeToo and #TimesUp and lighter subjects like which movies they were rooting for this Oscar season. Interviews include Don Most (Happy Days), Major Lynette Jones (Veteran Honoree), George Lines (Veteran Honoree), Alice Amter (The Big Bang Theory), Gregg Christie, Lanett Tachel, David Douglas, Gabrielle Miller, Dushawn Moses (Scandal, Hand of God), Christopher Dukes, David 'Shark' Fralick, Robert Milar, Shannon Jackson, and Dani Iwakoshi.

SM KERIM - Lovethemes (no.12 - 2017) +++ ALL THE BEST FOR 2018 // GIVE LOVE - GET LOVE +++ +++ Progressive House / Tech-House +++ +++ feel free to share / dance / download / chill +++ +++ free your mind and your feet will follow +++ The title of this set mentions all the vocals during it. Even "My House Is Your House" is some kind of love for me !!! Listen carefully while dancing and you will hopefully understand my message about love ... Leave a "LOVE" as comment if you got it!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018 !!! Tracks and Remixes by: Stereo Underground +, Depeche Mode +, Dj Paul & Nicolas Rada, Ellen Alien, Kauf, Speaking In Tongues, Vermont, I:Cube, Henry Saiz, David Douglas, Sebastian Leger, Anja Schneider, Stereo MC´s, Kaloop, Monuloku, Upercent, Quivver, D-Nox & Beckers, Dj Taka, Denis A, The Montini Experience, Modulhertz, Cristoph, Marco Resmann, DJ Hell, Phil Kieran, DJ Pierre feat. Chic Loren, Mariano Mellino & Interaxxis, Super Flu, Solomun ... Thanks to all these Artist for their wonderful music !!!

SM KERIM - Lovethemes (no.12 - 2017) +++ ALL THE BEST FOR 2018 // GIVE LOVE - GET LOVE +++ +++ Progressive House / Tech-House +++ +++ feel free to share / dance / download / chill +++ +++ free your mind and your feet will follow +++ The title of this set mentions all the vocals during it. Even "My House Is Your House" is some kind of love for me !!! Listen carefully while dancing and you will hopefully understand my message about love ... Leave a "LOVE" as comment if you got it!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018 !!! Tracks and Remixes by: Stereo Underground +, Depeche Mode +, Dj Paul & Nicolas Rada, Ellen Alien, Kauf, Speaking In Tongues, Vermont, I:Cube, Henry Saiz, David Douglas, Sebastian Leger, Anja Schneider, Stereo MC´s, Kaloop, Monuloku, Upercent, Quivver, D-Nox & Beckers, Dj Taka, Denis A, The Montini Experience, Modulhertz, Cristoph, Marco Resmann, DJ Hell, Phil Kieran, DJ Pierre feat. Chic Loren, Mariano Mellino & Interaxxis, Super Flu, Solomun ... Thanks to all these Artist for their wonderful music !!!

This week's roundtable episode features a (mostly) silent co-host: Ikaros the official Glitch HQ office doge! While not distracted by adorableness, Martha gives a primer on Git and version control best practices, Stephen leads a discussion on art direction, and Mark tries to understand PC gamers. Feedback Form GLITCHCON Celebrates A Weekend Of Gaming - Troy Strand , Tech {dot} MN Version Control 0:03:58 Martha Megarry Category Production Tools Git Martha's Git workshop presentation slides - Martha Megarry A Short History of Git - git SourceTree GItKraken “Merging Unity scenes, prefabs and assets with git” - David Douglas Git for Unity Developers - Alistair Doulin GitHub Bitbucket Heroku "Pushing to multiple git repos" - Alex Armstrong Code School: Learn Git - Paolo Perrotta , Code School Art Direction 0:33:38 Stephen McGregor Category Art In our episode " Bananas from here to eternity" the third topic in the roundtable is on Developer Art "Bananas, from here to eternity." "The Design Bible Behind New York City’s Subway Republished as a Limited-Editio… - Kristin Hohenadel , Slate SPY Fox Series Mini-Games Behind Borderlands' 11th-hour style change - Tor Thorsen Civ V Art Director Explains Art Deco Look - Adam Biessener , Game Informer Animation Bootcamp: Cuphead Process and Philosophy - Jake Clark , GDC Vault Console vs PC Development 0:54:44 Mark LaCroix Category Hardware Book Review: The Art of Game Design - Daniel Cook Valve making big changes to Steam's trading card economy - Derek Strickland , Tweak Town Sony Developer Program Xbox LIVE Creator's program ID@XBOX Becoming a Nintendo Switch indie dev will be tough early on - Kris Graft

Christopher Cook in conversation with: - Sarah Lenton (speaker) - Benjamin Cahn (singer) accompanied by Andrew Smith (pianist) - Paul Sheehan, Michael Burke, Adam Sullivan and David Douglas (members of the ENO Chorus) - Sarah Hamza (speaker) Find out more about ENO's pre-performance talks on our website: www.eno.org/talks

Nocturnal Nouveau 548 01. Matt Nouveau, Alice Rose, Poli Hubavenska & Internal Deep - The Beast (Matt Nouveau mix) [Nocturnal Nouveau] 02. Sons Of Maria - Chimera (Original Mix) [Enormous Tunes ] 03. Eagles & Butterflies feat J.U.D.G.E - We Get High (Henry Saiz Remix) [Get Physical Music] 04. Noir feat JUDGE - Messiah (Original Mix) [Get Physical Music] 05. Vanilla Ace feat Kyiki & Moon Boots - Dont Ask Why (Vanilla Ace & Barber Remix) [Cr2 Underground] 06. Samotarev feat Max Magnum - Around U (Matan Caspi Retro Remix) [Bonzai Progressive] 07. Yotto - Mulholland 99 (Original Mix) [Anjunadeep] 08. Lian July - On the Floor (Original Mix) [Pineapple Grooves] 09. Third Son - Call Response (Original Mix) [ERIJO] 10. Matt Nouveau ft Jonatan Backelie - Step Outside (Nouveau retweek) [Nocturnal Nouveau] 11. David Douglas feat Blaudzun - White Heat Blood (Kyson Remix) [Atomnation]

Matt Darey - Nocturnal 524 All tracks available at www.beatport.com Download from itunes bit.ly/1lpr0nc (there may be a delay in uploading to itunes) 01. Andrea Arcangeli - Cuore (Original Mix) [Parquet Recordings] 02. Sascha Cawa, Lee Jokes - I'll Be Better (Original Mix) [KATERMUKKE] 03. Tripswitch - Box Fresh (Original Mix) [Section Records] 04. Soul Minority, Nathalie - Always There (Dave K AYA Mix) [Open Bar Music] 05. Huxley - I Want You (Deetron Remix) [Toolroom] 06. Oliver Schories - Brizzle (Original Mix) [SOSO] 07. Gabriel Ananda, Maceo Plex - Solitary Daze (Original Mix) [Ellum] 08. Terranova feat. Stereo MC's - Tell Me Why (Original Mix) [Kompakt] 09. David Douglas feat. Blaudzun - White Heat Blood (Kyson Remix) [Atomnation] 10. Ramioul, Miotti - Friday Love (Original Mix) [Recovery House] Regrettably no more downloads from sound cloud. Please read: www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/3…s-in-royalties-row

Matt Darey - Nocturnal 497 01. Matt Darey & Molly Bancroft - Keep Talking (Original Mix) [Nocturnal Global] 02. Matt Darey - Sum Of All Fears (Kastis Torrau & Arnas D Remix) [ Nocturnal Nouveau] 03. Gone Deville - From Loving You (NOTV Remix) [Mile End Records] 04. Loolacoma - Time Warp (Qoob Remix) [Moonbeam Digital] 05. Mako - Ghosts (Dayne S Remix) [Ultra] 06. Vinjay & Arny M & Modestyno - Passion (Povilas Bu Sunrise Remx) [Vingas Recordings] 07. David Douglas feat. Blaudzun - White Heat Blood (Kyson Remix) [Atomnation] 08. Affkt feat. Thomas Gandey - Lost In Process (Wehbba Remix) [Toolroom] 09. Stefan Reh feat. Lisa - Way out Here (Matthias Freudmann Remix) [Karmaloft Music] 10. Taragana Pyjarama feat. Kicki Halmos - Growing Forehead (Sasha Involv3r Remix) [Ministry of Sound (UK)] Pls support the artists at www.beatport.com track 2 available on itunes preorder now: itunes.apple.com/gb/album/tonight-ep/id965716899 Beatport 2-3-15

In this podcast you will hear a lecture given on Thursday, April 3, 2014 by Jack Nisbet titled David Douglas on the Lower Columbia.

Doug Meadows of David Douglas jewelers joins us for our 2nd episode.  Doug shares his insights into direct marketing for jewelry stores. Does the thought of dealing with Human Resource issues leave you scratching your head, Doug has a solution that works.

On this episode of Simply Scottish, teacher, naturalist and writer Jack Nisbet discusses the life and legacy of 19th century Scottish botanist David Douglas. In a short but eventful career, Douglas collected and introduced to Europe over 200 plant species, including the Douglas Fir for which he is named. Nisbet is author of two books on Douglas - 2009's The Collector and 2012's David Douglas: A Naturalist at Work. Nibset's unique insight helps us understand who Douglas was as a Scotsman, a nature lover, and a collector for the Royal Horticultural Society in an age of global discovery and exploration. Enjoy period music by F.P. Hill & John Longman, as well as Alasdair Fraser and a modern-day David Douglas!

This is the August 24, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Jeremy Prophet. Will Romero appeared on this episode to discuss the cancellation of his Saturday August 25 bout with David Douglas after Douglas could not make weight. Simon and Prophet discussed Dan Henderson's injury, Jon Jones' refusing to fight Chael Sonnen on September 1 and the cancellation of UFC 151. Simon and Prophet talked about Vitor Belfort getting the UFC Light-Heavyweight title fight versus Jon Jones on September 22 and heard clips from Dana White's UFC conference call announcing the cancellation. All this and more MMA on this 2-hour episode.

developerWorks recently published the results of a tech trends survey drawing on the input of the developerWorks community of IT professionals, business partners, students, and university faculty. The survey focuses on trends in the areas of business analytics, cloud computing, mobile computing, and social business. In this episode, two distinguished professors in information systems join Scott Laningham to talk about the business analytics results in the survey. Dr. David Douglas is University Professor of Information Systems in the Sam M Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, and Dr. Manish Agrawal is Associate Professor of Information Systems in the College of Business at the University of South Florida.