Podcast appearances and mentions of Elizabeth Park

August 2, 2024 ~ Alexander Zonjic, award winning musician talks to Lloyd Jackson and Jamie Edmonds about this popular event taking place Saturday and Sunday at Elizabeth Park in Trenton.

In this episode of "Exploring New England" host Ryan Zipp highlights an early summer visit to the island of Nantucket for the iconic rose cottage blooms & classic hydrangea displays.  Enjoy the sights and tastes of this special place just before it becomes crazy for peak season as well! He also recounts a recent visit to the stunning Rose Garden at Elizabeth Park in Hartford, CT for the first time and how it's the perfect time to get there now. 

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The CT Brain Tumor Alliance talks about their Path of Hope 5K coming up on Saturday May 6th in Elizabeth Park. 

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #72 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring The West Hartford Tree Project. It was great to sit down, talk and learn about the importance of trees with Bill, Ted and Helen.  We talked about: Matt Conway, RiseUP Group, episode #71 (minute 1) Helen Rubino-Turco, Director of Social and Leisure Services for the town of West Hartford (minute 3) Ronni Newton, episode #39 (minute 4) Reasons to have trees (minute 6) The Seedling Project  (minute 8.20) West Hartford Tree Project on Facebook (minute 14.20) Seedling pick up on April 22nd - Earth Day (minute 15.24 ) “Right tree, Rig​​ht place.” - John Phillips, Tree Warden (minute 16) Westmoor Park field trip and Education centers (minute 17) North Central Conservation District in Bloomfield minute 18) Elizabeth Park (minute 21) Liz Pang owns Luna Tree Care (minute 22) W.S. Merwin Poetry Laureate (minute 24) Feeney's tree named, Steve (minute 26) Bill & Ted's Favorite Tree, Black Tupelo Tree (minute 30) Helen's Favorite Trees - White Oak & Tula Poplar Tree (minute 34) Trees at Sedgwick Middle School (minute 37) Podcast Sponsors (minute 40) 3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being The West Hartford Tree Project (minute 41) Books: Can You Hear the Tree Talking? & The Giving Tree (minute 48) Recommendations (minute 53) Incohearent with Feeney (minute 55) Marsha's Podcast Outro (minute 59) Links from Podcast: West Hartford Tree Project - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070103132268 Connecticut's Notable Trees - http://oak.conncoll.edu:8080/notabletrees/ North Central Conservation District - https://conservect.org/northcentral/ Luna Tree Care - https://www.facebook.com/Lunatreecare/ Westmoor Park - https://www.westhartfordct.gov/town-departments/leisure-services/westmoor-park Elizabeth Park - https://www.elizabethparkct.org/ Friends of Fernridge Park, Inc. - https://www.facebook.com/friendsoffern/ Bringing Nature Home - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bring+nature+home&hvadid=174238217476&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9003237&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=992441132181355099&hvtargid=kwd-6875656661&hydadcr=22536_9636733&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_dasbendlj_e Podcast Sponsors:  Donut Crazy - www.donutcrazy.com The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com GastoPark - www.thegastropark.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/friendsoffeeney/support

Welcome to LEAP, where we sit down with people from all over the world to hear their transformational stories and perspectives on their grief and loss journeys.    In this episode, we sit down with Elizabeth Park, who shares her journey through grief and the healing power of writing and poetry. Elizabeth recounts finding out that her mother had cancer when she was only 17 years old and how it led her to question her Christian faith. She shares the pain of losing her mother and experiencing unresolved grief until a moment sparked her journey through writing and poetry.   Elizabeth shares how she moved through her grief after her mother passed away and the importance of connecting with our loved ones who have passed.    Elizabeth Park has a Bachelor of Arts in Social and Behavioral Science with a Concentration in Counseling and a Master of Theology in Pastoral Care and Counseling. Currently, she is preparing to do hospital chaplaincy work and is a Hospital Chaplain Intern at Maine Medical Center in Portland. The program grants 1 CPE unit and will be completed in late April, 2023.    Elizabeth is a lifelong learner with innate interpersonal strengths. She feels honored to walk alongside those who are in crisis and are navigating grief. Much of that work is accomplished through compassionate listening and reflecting, but often she finds that the expressive arts are particularly helpful as somatically-based healing modalities.    Towards the end of the episode, Elizabeth reads some of her poetry, and talks about what self-love means to her today. Tune in to this moving and insightful episode to learn more about grief, writing, and the power of self-love.   **TRIGGER WARNING** This episode covers sensitive subject matter and is not suitable for all listeners. If this topic could be a trigger for you, listen to this episode with a friend, a sibling, a loved one or a parent so you can talk about any emotions that come up for you. The contents of this episode are not intended to replace therapy and should not be taken as such. If you need immediate help, please call the crisis hotline listed below in our resources. Listen in as we talk about: [2:00] Finding out her mom had cancer when she was only 17 [2:40] Questioning the Christian faith [5:10] Losing her mother and experiencing 'unresolved grief' [6:30] Them moment that sparked a journey through writing and poetry [9:20] How and when did Elizabeth get close to her mother? [11:40] How she moved through grief after her mother died [16:00] Connecting her grief to the passing of her mother [18:30] When Elizabeth started writing, and was it new to her? [21:40] The healing portals that poetry opened for Elizabeth [24:30] The importance of how the body of our loved one is taken care of after death [27:00] Why writing a letter to her mom was therapeutic  [33:55] How it is to chaplain people during goodbyes   [36:40] How to support people who are grieving [46:00] A reading from Elizabeth's poetry [47:25] What self love means for Elizabeth today   Resources mentioned in this episode: Rock On: Mining for Joy in the Deep River of Sibling Grief by Susan E. Casey   Grief Hotline:  https://www.griefresourcenetwork.com/crisis-center/hotlines/    Connect with Elizabeth here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmillerpark/ Blog: https://innerpathmaker.com/blog  www.innerpathmaker.com    Connect with Susan Instagram Facebook YouTube http://susanecasey.com/  TikTok

We check back with Garrett Barry who is coming to us live from Elizabeth Park Elementary in Paradise.

After tragedy struck her neighborhood in 2018, artist M. Simone Boyd wanted to do something. Boyd enlisted neighborhood youth to create a mosaic depicting civil rights leader Curlie E. McGruder. The mosaic, created in partnership with a neighborhood woodworking shop, was mounted on the side of the Elizabeth Park senior center, over a window that had been cemented over. Now the Art Against Violence project has culminated in a total of five mosaics, depicting Black women who were pillars of the community — Curlie E. McGruder, Willie Mae “Momma” Boddie, Nora Evelyn Ransom, Mary Louise Watson and Juno Frankie Pierce. Simone joins descendants of these women to talk about their stories, as well as the legacy and future of North Nashville. At the top of the show is @ Us, where we respond to listener questions and feedback. This week we got a call from host Khalil Ekulona's mom and we're asking listeners to share what's on your bucket list for a future show. Guests: M. Simone Boyd, artist and community activist Rev. Margreat Smithson, daughter of Momma Boddie Barbara Watson, daughter of Mary Louise Watson Leitha Carter, daughter of Mary Louise Watson Alisha Haddock, granddaughter of Nora Ransom Additional reading:  Nashville Scene: An Art Installation in Elizabeth Park Honors Black Women of North Nashville M. Simone Boyd's Twitter thread about the mosaics

CTBTA Board President Jen Pace and Dr. Michael Isakoff, Clinical Director for Connecticut Children's Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders. upcoming 9th Annual Path of Hope walk/run in Elizabeth Park this Saturday (May 14th) at 9 am. This family friendly 5K run/walk is CTBTA's flagship event, drawing up to 800 participants each year. In addition to the 5K, Path of Hope features an award ceremony honoring patients, caregivers, and medical professionals.

As of yesterday, Kāpiti Coast's Queen Elizabeth Park will be a cow-free zone. The Greater Wellington Regional Council agreed not to renew a grazing license, deciding to prioritise the restoration of the wetland instead.

We continue our teen testimony series with Elizabeth Park! Elizabeth is a rising Senior and leader in our Life Teen ministry. On this episode, Elizabeth shares how she's navigated times in her life when the plan didn't go well...according to plan. How do we trust God when he points us in a different direction? How do we continue to give him our "yes" in uncertainty? She reminds us that trusting Jesus begins with small steps and they are steps always worth taking!  Be sure to follow St. Matthew Youth Ministry on Instagram @stmatt_ymYou can learn more about (Not) The Only One Podcast here: https://stmatthewcatholic.org/podcast-nottheonlyoneThank you for tuning in each week! Know of our prayers for you!

Visitors have been enchanted by the thousands of soft and fragrant rose petals in Elizabeth Park’s Rose Garden since it opened in 1904. Climbing roses intertwined in overhead garlands, hybrid tea roses and heritage roses in every color symbolize romance, friendship, and passion. Elizabeth Park on the Hartford-West Hartford border is home to the country’s oldest public rose garden. Visitors by the thousands come to stroll in the rose garden and sit in the vine-covered gazebo. Generations of prom goers as well as wedding parties have had their photos taken there. But how did Elizabeth Park become the public park it is today? Find out how Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, a contested will and  a beloved wife are all part of the story. Mary Donohue interviews Elizabeth Park’s Rosarian Stephen Scanniello about all things roses.   Read more! Sign up for our free newsletter ctexplored.substack.com https://www.ctexplored.org/connecticuts-historic-rose-gardens/ https://www.ctexplored.org/off-the-streets-into-the-parks/ This episode was produced by Mary Donohue, Assistant Publisher of Connecticut Explored, the magazine of Connecticut history and engineered by Patrick O’Sullivan.  Donohue has documented Connecticut’s architecture, built environment and popular culture for over 30 years. Contact her at marydonohue@comcast.net Visit www.elizabethparkct.org

Today we remember the master landscape and portrait painter who grew up with a magnificent mulberry tree. We learn about the planting of the first potato in Hawaii, and the discovery of a tree named for Benjamin Franklin. We also remember the poet who was inspired not by his day job at an insurance company, but by a beautiful park that was across the street from his house. We review some August Weather Folklore - and all I have to say is you might want to grab your coat. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that lets us drop in on some of the most beautiful spaces on the planet. And then we'll wrap things up with a little post about a gorgeous garden at Longwood. 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 Cheery Hollyhocks Brighten Up the Garden | Southern Living  These vibrant blooming stalks can reach heights of 8 feet. Here's an excerpt: "In summer, we can't get enough of hollyhocks. These plants are long-blooming summer flowers that appear in spikes of bright blossoms. Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) are cottage garden favorites because of their appearance and extended bloom time. The warm-weather bloomers are low-maintenance plantings and make great additions to cut flower gardens. They're also known to attract birds to the garden." These perennials and biennials thrive in the sun and in the right conditions will grow to heights of 3 to 8 feet and widths of 1 to 3 feet. Their dramatic heights make an impact in mass plantings and can create magical effects in the garden. They're also capable of acting as privacy plantings. Hollyhocks are beautiful when planted in en masse in one color or in a variety of colors. They're vibrant and welcoming and can add a cheery note to backyard gardens and front-yard designs. (Hello, curb appeal!) The foliage of hollyhocks is bright green, sometimes in shades of blue-green, and the flowers appear in a rainbow of colors including red, white, pink, purple, yellow, and blue. Foliage surrounds the base of the plant and appears on stems higher up the center stalk. When it's time to bloom, the flowering stalks are covered in buds, and the blooms begin to unfurl, opening from the bottom and emerging gradually up the stalk. In regard to care, usually, you'll have to wait a year after first planting to enjoy hollyhock blooms. Be patient: Once the hollyhocks have spent a year growing, they'll put on a vibrant show. In addition to full sun and regular water, they also appreciate having a support system nearby. The tallest varieties like to be planted against a wall or a fence to keep them growing upright. Some popular selections to plant include 'Chater's Double,' which has peachy-pink, yellow, and white blooms, 'Peaches 'n Dreams,' which has double apricot-hued blooms, and 'Creme de Cassis,' which has vibrant magenta flowers. Did you have hollyhocks in your family garden growing up? Do you want to plant some of these summer blooms in your garden this year?" Link to Pinterest Page on Hollyhock Dolls   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 1788   Today is the anniversary of the death of the landscape and portrait painter, known for his painting of the Blue Boy, Thomas Gainsborough. Gainsborough is regarded as one of the master Landscape painters. But, he is also remembered for his portraits, which made his subjects look relaxed, natural, and beautiful. Thomas's portraits were a direct result of customer preference, and Thomas's customers were the elite. In fact, his commissioned paintings of King George III and Queen Charlotte made him a favorite with royals. So much so, that after Thomas died at age 61, he was buried in the royal church. Today, you can visit Thomas's house in Sudbury. It has been turned into a charming art center,... and there's also the garden - the garden Thomas grew up in. And, it has a spectacular mulberry tree with falling down branches dating to the early 1600s during the reign of James I, who encouraged the planting of mulberry trees so that he could establish a silk industry. Although England never successfully became known for silkworms, the craft of silk weaving became firmly rooted. The Gainsborough families were weavers. In fact, over 95% of the woven silk in England comes from Sudbury. Now, back when James I and his advisers were trying to get into silk making, they lacked the knowledge about Mulberry trees. There are actually two kinds of Mulberries. The white mulberry tree feeds silkworms, and the black tree supplies the fruit. The Gainsborough Mulberry (as well as every other Mulberry cultivated in England) was the black Mulberry. And this tree, the Gainsborough Mulberry, would have been over a hundred years old when Thomas was born. In addition to the ancient Gainsborough Mulberry, which is regarded as a sentinel tree or a tree that has kept watch for a great many years, the Gainsborough garden includes two beds for Herbs and another that has plants used for dying fabric. There are also beautiful trees such as the medlar, quince, and Witch Hazel (Hamamelis Mollis), which gives some beautiful color and scent to the garden early in the year. The rest of the garden is made up of plants that were available during Thomas's lifetime in the 18th Century. And, Thomas once said, "Nature is my teacher and the woods of Suffolk, my academy."   1820   The first potatoes were planted in Hawaii. It turns out, the American brig, the Thaddeus, brought more than the first missionaries to the island.   Four years later, the mango tree would be introduced. By 1828, the first coffee plant would be grown in Kona. It marked the beginning of the Kona Coffee Industry.   1938   The Belvedere Daily Republican, out of Belvedere Illinois, published a small article about a tree named for Benjamin Franklin. Here's what it said: "About 200 years ago, John Bartram, an eminent botanist, discovered a strange flowering tree in a Georgia forest and named it "Franklinia" in honor of his fellow Philadelphian, Benjamin Franklin." The discovery of the Franklinia made John Bartram famous. The Franklinia is in the tea family, and it has blossoms similar to the Camellia. Thirty years after Bartram's discovery, the Franklinia went extinct in the wild - the last one was seen in 1803 - and the only surviving Franklinias are descended from the original seed and the work of Bartram's Garden, North America's oldest botanic garden, who worked to preserve the species. Bartram himself lovingly cultivated the Franklinia. It was Benjamin Franklin who said, "I have thought that wildflowers might be the alphabet of angels."   1955   Today is the anniversary of the death of poet Wallace Stevens Stevens said, "Death is the mother of beauty.  Only the perishable can be beautiful,  which is why we are unmoved by artificial flowers." Stevens was one of the most skilled poets of the 20th Century. He lived his entire adult life near Elizabeth Park in Hartford, Connecticut. By day, Stevens worked at Hartford insurance company where he became a Vice President, and by night, he was a poet; it was in an unusual combination. Stevens lived two miles from his work, and he walked to work every day, undoubtedly using the time to find inspiration and to write poems. The park across from his house was one of his favorite places. Elizabeth Park is huge, covering over 100 acres with formal gardens, meadows, lawns, greenhouses, and a pond. Stevens wrote the following poems About Elizabeth Park: Vacancy in the Park The Plain Sense of Things Nuns Painting Water Lilies By 1950, Stevens was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his poetry. And, here's a little known fact about Wallace Stevens: He once started a fist-fight with Ernest Hemingway in Key West.   Unearthed Words August Weather Folklore. It's surprising how many August sayings mention winter. Here's some August Weather Folklore: As August, so February. If the first week in August is unusually warm,  The winter will be white and long. So many August fogs, so many winter mists For every fog in August, There will be a snowfall in winter. Observe on what day in August the first heavy fog occurs, and expect a hard frost on the same day in October.         If a cold August follows a hot July, It foretells a winter hard and dry. In August, thunderstorms after St. Bartholomew (August 24th) are mostly violent. When it rains in August, it rains honey and wine.           August is that last flicker of fun and heat before everything fades and dies. The final moments of fun before the freeze. In the winter, everything changes. — Rasmenia Massoud, author and short story writer, August Weather   Grow That Garden Library How They Decorated by P. Gaye Tapp and Charlotte Moss  This book came out in 2017, and the subtitle is Inspiration from Great Women of the Twentieth Century. "Interior designer and blogger P. Gaye Tapp recollects the lives and impeccably decorated homes of 16 iconic women in her upcoming book, How They Decorated: Inspiration From Great Women of the Twentieth Century." —New York Magazine "In How They Decorated: Inspiration from Great Women of the Twentieth Century, blogger P. Gaye Tapp casts her eyes on the decorating styles of iconic women like Babe Paley, Pauline de Rothschild, Mona Von Bismarck, and Elsa Schiaparelli. Whether these women employed top decorators or executed their homes on their own, the book provides great insights into lives fabulously lived." —Forbes.com "Covering these sixteen elegant women, she shows how they (most, of course, worked with decorators, architects, and designers) orchestrated rooms of great charm, individuality, and style. Tables are lavishly set, bedrooms invite lingering, fashions are paraded. And then, just when the lavish interiors are feeling rather intense, she introduces Georgia O'Keeffe (bold simplicity) and then Lesley Blanche, the ultimate romantic. It's a book to treasure. I love it." —The Style Saloniste Now, this is not a gardening book. But this book is 224 pages of gorgeous decorating and many feature botanicals and indoor gardening that add nature-inspired beauty to these incredible spaces. You can get a copy of How They Decorated by P. Gaye Tapp and Charlotte Moss and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $26.    Today'sBotanic Spark A few days ago, Andrea Brunsendorf of Longwood gardens wrote an excellent post about the little Studio Garden and the plants she used to create some of her gorgeous containers. I thought you would love to hear about it. Be sure to read Andrea's full post for more details on additional plants that she loves. If you especially enjoy hearing about plant styling and putting different combinations of plants together, you will particularly enjoy listening to Andrea's post. Here's an excerpt: "As Longwood's Director of Outdoor Landscapes, I am very fortunate that my office opens up to a little patio known as the Studio Garden. This 35-[square]-foot space... centers around a large elliptical concrete pad, surrounded by low stone walls to sit for lunch or lean one's bicycle against before or after it gets you around the gardens in the morning. This beautiful little space serves as a constant reminder that the physical action of gardening is good for us … not just for our bodies, but also for our mental well-being, as it gives our minds a respite. This morning…[as I wrote about my containers,] I was reminded of the basic human need for nurturing something like plants … and the simple pleasure that comes with it. In early June, once all the seasonal change-outs from spring to summer have taken place… you will find me squirreling around, collecting left-over plants to switch out the Studio Garden's seasonal containers from spring bulbs to summer annuals. This year… sparked the idea of creating a calm... interesting space to rest my eyes … and ... meet colleagues for a social-distancing lunch. The mantra I followed while gathering from the surplus plants was looking for green—one of the most diverse, versatile, and beautiful colors in the plant kingdom. I pulled back from intense flower colors and focused on the textures, structures, and foliage of plants by combining those based on harmony and contrast. I looked at the plant's character and habit, beyond their flower color, when assembling them in pots. I should mention that I tend to mass containers and pots together of the same neutral material and similar style but vary their sizes and shapes. For example, I utilize mass groupings of aged concrete containers and groupings of smaller terracotta pots to build my pot compositions in the Studio Garden. In my larger container in the Studio Garden, I have the beloved silver dollar gum (Eucalyptus cinereal) with a purple-leaved shrubby spurge, Caribbean copper-plant (Euphorbia cotinifolia)... [combined with} fine-textured pheasant tail grass (Anemanthele lessoniana). [This is a] grass that I miss so much from my gardening days in London, where of course, it is hardy; [but] here in Pennsylvania, in Zone 6b, we just must enjoy it during the warmer months before the extreme winter colds take it. Honestly, I am not sure how … the pheasant tail grass from New Zealand is going to weather the high humidity combined with summer's heat on my patio, but as gardeners, we should not be afraid to experiment. Trialing new plants, growing them in different conditions, or creating 'unusual' compositions are all worthy ventures. Sometimes a plant fails and doesn't thrive, or the impact of the intended design is not what we hoped for, but in the end, we have learned something, we have grown from that experience, and we have become more knowledgeable and skilled in our art and craft of gardening … all while enjoying that simple human pleasure of caring for plants."

Stephen Scanniello joins us to talk about some beautiful gardens with an ugly problem... Rose Rosette Disease. Listen in as he shares what they found and what they are doing about it.    ABOUT STEPHEN SCANNIELLO Pre-eminent rosarian, author, lecturer, and gardener Stephen Scanniello is presently the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden Curator for the New York Botanical Garden and rosarian for Elizabeth Park, the nation’s oldest public rose garden located in West Hartford, CT.    He is a judge for the rose trials of Bagatelle in Paris since 1986 and president of the Heritage Rose Foundation. Stephen has worked tirelessly throughout his career to preserve heritage roses and in 2009 created the Heritage Rose District of New York City ― a volunteer project that promotes heritage roses and gardening with the children of Harlem. Stephen's serious approach to determining best practices in rose care has been recognized by numerous honors and awards including the Great Rosarian of the World Award in 2009, the 2013 Jane Righter Rose Medal from the Garden Club of America, of which he was made a lifetime member, and the American Horticultural Society's Annual Book Award in 1998 for his book “A Year of Roses.”   He has authored and co-authored five books on roses. Stephen Scanniello lives for roses and describes each one as if he were describing a quirky, adored relative. Stephen was honored alongside Julie Andrews by the New York Botanical Garden in 2015, and by Bette Midler and her New York Restoration Project in 2019 for his ongoing work in rose preservation and education. Follow Stephen on social media…    Instagram  Facebook     Links to more information:   Rose Rosette Information    Elizabeth Park Rose Garden   Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden     _______________________________________________ THE SHOW: www.RoseChatPodcast.comListen to any episode anytime online for FREE anywhere podcasts are available.  Our Hosts:Chris VanCleave - www.RedneckRosarian.comCreator of the Rose Chat Podcast. Mr. VanCleave is a nationally known rosarian, speaker and advocate for the rose. Teresa Byington - www.TheGardenDiary.com Co-Host Teresa Byington is a Rosarian, Master Gardener, writer and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Rose Society. Subscribe to Rose Chat Podcast Updates: http://bit.ly/subscribeROSEVisit Our Sponsor: Haven Brand Soil Conditionershttp://www.ManureTea.com/shop This podcast is a production of the VanCleave Media Group, Birmingham Alabama

Megan Vallance, a Certified Nurse Practitioners at The Park Clinic, takes over the Plastikos microphone to talk with Dr. Elizabeth Park and Danielle Rebowe, the amazing plastic surgery wives of Dr. Park and Dr. Rebowe. This Plastikos Wives Club shares their individual stories of how they met their husbands, the life-work balance with the rigors of a medical and surgeon family, and the team approach to being an extension of their plastic surgeon spouses. Behind the success of The Park Clinic, Dr. Park, and Dr. Rebowe, there is a long list of contributors, especially the three outstanding and dedicated ladies featured on this special episode of Plastikos captured LIVE at The Park Clinic Jingle and Mingle Annual Event. //////// Need A Consultation or Appointment with Dr. Park? To set up an appointment with The Park Clinic staff call 251.445.8888 or click here >>>    Please LIKE Plastikos on Facebook 

Jodi and Rodney Matthews are founders and directors of Urban Vision. Urban Vision is a major ministry partner of Grace Church that focuses its efforts on the people of the North Hill and Elizabeth Park neighborhoods of Akron.

Today is National Pumpkin Seed Day. Pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, are native to the Americas. They were discovered by archaeologists in Mexico in caves that date back to 7,000 B.C. Today, China produces more pumpkins and pumpkin seeds than any other country.  Pumpkin seeds are loaded with protein; a single cup provides 8-10 grams of protein. They are packed with nutrients and they are overall very good for your health.  Next time you are whipping up a batch of protein bites; don't forget pumpkin seeds. Just mix up dates, whole nuts, chia seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pistachios, almonds, pumpkin seeds, 1tsp cacao bio powder, 1tsp peanut butter, a handful of raisins and dried cranberries. Then press the mixture into a pan and slice into bars. Couldn't be simpler.     Brevities #OTD  Today is the birthday of the German botanist known as the Father of Plant Physiology, Julius von Sachs, who was born on this day in 1832.   In the 1860's, Sachs tested adding a variety of nutrients to plants growing in water. He was trying to determine what plants need to live. It was early, early efforts on modern day hydroponics. In 1864, Sachs determined that blue light is the most important color for inducing phototropism in plants. Plants are generally blind to other colors; which is why you don't see plants bending toward the lamps inside your house; unless you are using grow-lights!   In 1868, Sachs became Head of the botanical institute at Würzburg University.  Sachs was a good friend of Frank Darwin. When Darwin needed a lab to conduct his experiments plants of growing toward light, he naturally used the world-class lab of his friend, Julius von Sachs, at Würzburg U.   Sachs himself was studying how plants process light. He correctly identified that starch was a product of the sunlight process known as photosynthesis. He proved that chlorophyll in chloroplast is involved in photosynthesis. Sachs is responsible for identifying structures like the organelle and chloroplasts.    Sachs used some ingenuity helped him come up with things like planter boxes with one glass side so that he could better understand the formation of roots. Using a magnifying glass, he could discern the development of root hairs and cellular protrusions.          #OTD  On this day in 1836, the HMS Beagle returned to England after a five year voyage around the world.  It was a revelatory trip for ship’s naturalist, Charles Darwin, who found the building blocks to his evolutionary theory in the many fossils and diverse species he discovered on his excursions. It would be another 23 years before he published the Origin of Species. Often, Darwin is depicted on the Beagle as an old man; but he was just 22 when he sailed away and still a young 27 when he returned with boxes full of specimens and a brain swirling with new ideas.       #OTD  Today is the 165th birthday of the Father of Town Planning and a botanist, Patrick Geddes, who was born on this day in 1854. Geddes accomplished much during his lifetime, despite being notoriously disorganized and easily distracted. In addition to his work in planning, Geddes was an ardent botanist and an environmentalist. People often forget that Geddes was trained most in the subjects of biology and botany; it was through that living scientific lens that he was first inclined to view the world. Geddes always conceded an undeniable truth in his work; nature is ever-changing and humans need to be in nature. Geddes had a profound appreciation and reverence for life. Like any gardener; he saw value in beauty. Geddes wrote: "No one who studies animate nature can get past the fact of beauty. It is as real in its own way as the force of gravity." When it came to planning towns, Geddes dismissed modernist plans for creating what he called "soulless suburbs and concrete slums". Instead, the ever-practical Geddes bought land in Edinburgh and created communities interwoven into the landscape. Bare spots on plans were turned into spaces for gardens. In 1918, Geddes delivered a farewell lecture to his students at Dundee. Here's is a little excerpt from this powerful speech: "How many people think twice about a leaf? Yet the leaf is the chief product and phenomenon of life. This is a green world.... and all dependent upon the leaves... The world is mainly a vast leaf-colony, growing on and forming a leafy soil, ... and we live not by the jingling of our coins, but by the fullness of our harvests.   ...Growth seems slow... and people are all out for immediate results...  A garden takes years and years to grow – ideas also take time to grow, and while a sower knows when his corn will ripen, the sowing of ideas is, as yet, a far less certain affair.   Star-wonder, stone and spark wonder, life-wonder, folk-wonder, .... To appreciate sunset and sunrise, moon and stars, the wonders of the winds, clouds and rain, the beauty of woods and fields – here are the beginnings of natural sciences.   ...[And] we must cease to think merely in terms of separated departments and faculties... So - with art inspiring industry, .... the Tree of Life thus comes into view.       #OTD   Today is the birthday of Martha Brookes Hutcheson who was born on this day in 1871. When she was born, Landscape Architecture was a babe as well; being a newly established professional field.   Two decades later, in 1902, when Martha Brooks Hutcheson joined the ranks of the profession after graduating from MIT, she became one of America’s first professional female landscape architects.   Hutcheson wrote a book called "The Spirit of the Garden" (a complete copy is available online for free here). In the book, Hutcheson poured all of her cultivated expertise; it became an instant garden classic. Hutcheson wanted Landscape Architecture concepts to be available to everyone; not just the wealthy. And, she wanted plants and trees to grace every living space; in rural areas, cities, and especially the areas surrounding schools.    For half a century - until 1959, Hutcheson and her husband, William, lived at Merchiston farm. There are many native plants and water is a vital landscape element.    It was Martha Brookes Hutcheson, who said:   “An insight into ecology enables us to recognize plants as living things - with laws governing their needs in their associations. Without this, we recognize plants only as a florist might who fills his windows with lavish displays.”   Hutcheson's personal interest in ecological systems, led her to dam a small stream on her farm in order to create a cow pond which later became a round swimming pond in the center of her garden. She and her visitors swam in the pond and shared it with wildlife.   Despite her struggles to break down barriers for her profession and for women, Hutcheson found comfort, "tranquility and intense personal calm" in her gardens. She wrote:   "So, let us all have gardens, for we shall be but following in the footsteps of those past ages, and expressing the love of gardens that has been in our hearts for generations."         Unearthed Words Today is the birthday of the American poet, Wallace Stevens, who was born on this day on this day in 1879.  Stevens grew up to be an insurance agent in Hartford, Connecticut and he lived across the street from Elizabeth Park which contains one of the three largest rose gardens in the country on 102 acres of incredible beauty. You can tell from much of his poetry that Stevens was a lover of nature and gardens. Thus, an insurance man by day and a poet by night, Wallace Stevens wrote all of the following: “Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.” “Death is the mother of beauty. Only the perishable can be beautiful, which is why we are unmoved by artificial flowers.” "Moisture and heat have swollen the garden into a slum of bloom." “I certainly do not exist from nine to six, when I am at the office.”         Today's book recommendation: Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver This is an updated edition of the classic has been improved throughout with growing zones, advice, and new plant entries. Now, instead of line art, there is lush, full-color photography.  At the heart of this book are the heirlooms; the living history of gardens and kitchens of our past. For many people, heirlooms are stories. They are gifts; something special to pass down through the generations. For instance, one of the heirlooms I have fallen head over heels for, is the Nanticoke Winter Pumpkin. Imagine a pumpkin almost the color of a robin's egg with crêpey looking blisters over the skin and you have something extra special from your garden for Autumn. And, that's only a taste of the marvelous plants and produce featured in this wonder new edition. It's an heirloom encyclopedia and it's a keeper.         Today's Garden Chore Check your rhubarb to see if you want to make a quick last-minute division. I just did this after another visit to the cabin. I decided it would be lovely to walk out back by the lake in the early morning and cut some stalks for strawberry rhubarb muffins for a weekend brunch or for some rhubarb bars to enjoy with a cup of coffee. The point is, rhubarb can handle a division even though it's early October. Welcome to lake life rhubarb!       Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart I ran across two old gems for you today. The first one is a saying that was published on this day in 1940 in The Phoenix Star   at the beginning of a little bedtime story called "What the Old Naturalist Told". I thought it was so lovely and I couldn't find it anywhere on line - so here it is (short and sweet):  A story's writ on every stone, In every stick and leaf and bone. ~ Old Mother Nature  The second one is from the Chicago Tribune on this day in 1875. It was a little article, fittingly called "Sparks of Science." "Plants are tender as little children, and suffer quickly from any irregularity of diet and habit. Above all, they must not be kept awake late at night by bright gaslights burning around them. They, like human beings, need rest and sleep, and, when Nature puts out her great light with the dotting of the sun, it is time for them close their eyes and fold their leaves; or, if they do not all actually do this, they must, at least, enjoy the opportunity darkness affords ... How often the question is asked of the lady who has flourishing plants in her window: "How do you manage to make them look so well ?" "I don't know.’’ is the reply; "I only do what others do,” and yet she is inwardly conscious that it is the love animating her care of them that inspires their thrifty growth."       Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Lifelong Trenton resident Jeff Wagar joins the Downriver Current Podcast to discuss his book about Elizabeth Park and more of the city of Trenton's history.

Lifelong Trenton resident Jeff Wagar joins the Downriver Current Podcast to discuss his book about Elizabeth Park and more of the city of Trenton's history.

Right about now you might be thinking about doing a little garden cleanup and preparation for fall.   One of the questions I get from gardeners this time of year has to do with whether or not to let some of your plants go to seed.   After spending most of the summer deadheading and illuminating all of the brown stuff on our foliage, it can be tough for some gardeners to let things go to seed.   But there are many benefits to letting some of the plants in your garden bolt in all their glory.   First of all, there is tremendous ornamental value that extends into winter if you allow your perennials to keep their seed heads. (Think of the seeds heads offered by cilantro, kale, arugula, basil and so forth).   Second, seeds offer food and habitat to native bees and other creatures.   Thirdly, saving seeds from the garden saves you money because it eliminates the need to buy seed for next year. (Think of your tomatoes and other edibles). This practice also allows you to keep heritage plants alive for future generations. That’s exactly how the heirlooms we know and love have been passed down through the generations. The main thing, is to allow nature to do most of the drying for you. Your seeds will have a much higher success rate if you let them dry as much as possible before you collect them.   And finally, allowing plants to go to seed means that you will have less to plant and subsequent seasons thanks to volunteer plants. Each year my garden is blessed with Queen Anne’s lace, Indian Paintbrush, Columbine, Forget-Me-Nots, Lettuce, Dill, Foxglove, Valerian, Lovage and Beets.  All planted by God; all perfectly placed and happy as a result. My volunteers find a way to utilize the tiniest nooks and crevices in my garden.       Brevities #OTD It’s the anniversary of the death of the landscape and portrait painter Thomas Gainsborough who died on this day in 1788. Gainsborough is known for his painting of the Blue Boy today. You can visit Gainsborough’s house in Suffolk. There is a garden there with a spectacular mulberry tree dating to the early 1600s during the reign of James I who encouraged the planting of mulberry trees in order to establish a silk industry.   The king and his advisers lacked the knowledge about Mulberry trees of which there are two kinds.   The white mulberry feeds silk worms and the black supplies the fruit. Gainsborough’s Mulberry (as well as every other Mulberry cultivated in England) was the black Mulberry.   Although England never successfully became known for silk worms, the craft of silk weaving became firmly rooted.   In addition to the large Mulberry, the Gainsborough garden includes two Beds for Herbs and another that is strictly devoted to plants used for dying fabric.   The rest of the garden is made up of plants that were available during Gainsborough's lifetime.     #OTD  Today in 1820 the first potatoes were planted in Hawaii.  Turns out the, the American brig, the Thaddeus, brought more than the first missionaries to the island brought.      #OTD On this day In 1938, the Belvedere Daily Republican, out of Belvedere Illinois, published a small article about a tree named for Benjamin Franklin. Here’s what it said: "About 200 years ago, John Bartram, an eminent botanist, discovered a strange flowering tree in a Georgia forest and named it "Franklinia" in honor of his fellow Philadelphian, Benjamin Franklin."       #OTD  It’s the anniversary of the death of the poet Wallace Stevens who died on this day in 1955. Stevens said, "Death is the mother of beauty. Only the perishable can be beautiful; which is why we are unmoved by artificial flowers."   Stevens was one of the most skilled poets of the 20th Century he lived his entire adult life near Elizabeth Park in Hartford Connecticut.   By day, Stevens worked at Hartford insurance company where he became a Vice President and by night he was a poet; it was in an unusual combination.   Stevens lived 2 miles from his work and he walked to work every day; undoubtedly using the time to  find inspiration and to write poems.   The park across from his house was one of his favorite places. Elizabeth Park is huge; covering over 100 acres with formal gardens, meadows, lawns, green houses, and a pond. Stevens wrote the following poems About Elizabeth Park:   Vacancy in the Park   The Plain Sense of Things   Nuns Painting Water Lilies     By 1950, Stevens was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his poetry.    And, here’s a little known fact about Wallace Stevens: He once started a fist-fight with Ernest Hemingway in Key West.          Unearthed Words  Today is the birthday of the  victorian poet William Watson who is born on this day in 1858.   Watson was overlooked two times for the role of poet laureate because he had included his political views about the government's policy regarding South Africa and Ireland into some of his poetry.   Late in his life, he was invited to write a poem to commemorate the Liverpool cathedral in 1924 to help raise money.  He did the job, but the church wasn’t thrilled that Watson had written about the squalid conditions of the cities population - which was in stark contrast to the Grand Cathedral.   Once Watson died, England embraced him. Rudyard Kipling said he was. "someone who had never written a bad line".    Here’s a poem by William Watson that gardeners will appreciate. It’s called simply Three Flowers: I made a little song about the rose  And sang it for the rose to hear, Nor ever marked until the music's close  A lily that was listening near. The red red rose flushed redder with delight,  And like a queen her head she raised. The white white lily blanched a paler white,  For anger that she was not praised. Turning I left the rose unto her pride,  The lily to her enviousness, And soon upon the grassy ground espied  A daisy all companionless. Doubtless no flattered flower is this, I deemed;  And not so graciously it grew As rose or lily: but methought it seemed  More thankful for the sun and dew. Dear love, my sweet small flower that grew'st among  The grass, from all the flowers apart,— Forgive me that I gave the rose my song,  Ere thou, the daisy, hadst my heart!     Today's book recommendation: The Cook and the Gardener : A Year of Recipes and Writings for the French Countryside by Amanda Hesser   This award winning book  offers a lovely blend of cookbook along with garden stories that allow you to live vicariously with Hesser on a culinary school of estate in burgundy France.    Since the book is about traditional French gardening and cooking, it also captures the local customs and wisdom cultivated in provincial France.   Each chapter covers a month. The book can be read one season at a time, following along with the changes on the calendar and in the harvest.   Each season offers a recipe for stock.   The little stories about the gardener are delightful and there are wonderful tips that gardeners will appreciate appreciate. For instance, Amanda learned not to pick cabbages before a frost because the frost enhances the flavor. There’s a lovely recipe for pumpkin soup as well as all kinds of preserves.   This is my favorite kind of book because it’s part cookbook, part garden story, and part history.   Best of all, the tone is cozy-cozy,  charming,  and conversational.     Today's Garden Chore Propagate some slips of mint. Cut it with a sharp knife below a joint, take off leaves from the bottom 2-3 inches, and then put your cuttings in a glass filled with water for a week or so. It will take a week or two for the roots to form, but don't change the water. (Go ahead and add more if needed). This is one of the simplest ways to propagate mint, as well as other herbs.       Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   Just a quick heads up that tomorrow, August 3, is Garden Day at Longwood Gardens.   There is a keynote presentation from Matt Ross who is the Director of Continuing Education there. Matt will give two Keynote talks titled, "Go Green, Go White, Get Variegated" and another one called "Hidden Gems: the Best Gardens in America You’ve Never Heard Of." In addition, there will be nine breakout sessions to check out. So, if you live near Longwood, please go on my behalf and then tell me all about it.   Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Elizabeth Park played host to the clash between 3rd and 11th but the gulf in the table wasn't reflected in the result. Bellambi held Coniston to nil in the first half before Franc Piero put the title hopefuls in front in the 54th minute. The home side was not able to muster a goal with the score finishing 1-0. These are the thoughts of the two coaches, Willy Alarcon of Coniston and Tim Hooker of Bellambi.

Bradley fronts the Bay Area band, The Bye-Bye Blackbirds, which inhabits the niche of Byrds-influenced "power pop" even though Bradley really doesn't like that term. We discuss the band's 2016 boogie single "Let Your Hair Fall Down," the country ballad "Hats" from Fixed Hearts (2011), and a pre-Blackbirds song eventually recorded for Fixed Hearts, "Elizabeth Park." End song: "All in Light" from We Need the Rain (2013); opening music: "The Ghosts Are Alright" from Houses & Homes (2008). Visit byebyeblackbirds.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page.

Bradley fronts the Bay Area band, The Bye-Bye Blackbirds, which inhabits the niche of Byrds-influenced "power pop" even though Bradley really doesn't like that term. We discuss the band's 2016 boogie single "Let Your Hair Fall Down," the country ballad "Hats" from Fixed Hearts (2011), and a pre-Blackbirds song eventually recorded for Fixed Hearts, "Elizabeth Park." End song: "All in Light" from We Need the Rain (2013); opening music: "The Ghosts Are Alright" from Houses & Homes (2008). Visit byebyeblackbirds.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page.

Eat the booty, if you want to be in the gang! That's a philosophy the mommies can definitely support! Trick loves the kids, but he's also way into eating the booty. We acknowledge and honor his passion. Are you passionate about it too? Please do tell us.  When the jeans step into the bedroom, it's full of hungry eyes and hardcore RAP! Tina knows her man likes beats and rhymes, so she's shifting her sensibilites and wooing her man with that BASS! Are farts foreplay? We think it is even if you don't think it is - It's Only Smells... There's only one group of people ruining the flowers in Elizabeth Park, do you know what type of gypsy we're referring to? Take a guess.  You gots to feed a bitch!!!

LocalOnlineNews.TV's Lauren Meltzer visits the rose garden at Elizabeth Park to learn more about its beauty and history.

This week's rebroadcast features Marci Martin who oversees the famous rose garden at the Elizabeth Park in Hartford, CT.

Hartford, CT rosarian Marci Martin and Ken chat about the roses in her municipal rose garden Elizabeth Park.

Lifelong Trenton resident Jeff Wagar joins the Downriver Current Podcast to discuss his book about Elizabeth Park and more of the city of Trenton's history.