Podcasts about Rhododendron

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Bloomers in the Garden • 5.24.25 • Rhododendron Care (Hotline Call & Email) • Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Yard • Mushrooms In Your Lawn • and More! 1. It seems to be Rhododendron Week! PJMs and Azaleas have dropped most of their blossoms! Rhododendrons are gloriously blooming. In our first segment we're going to tell you how to care for these spectacular landscape plants! 2. Kurt and his wife listen to Bloomers in the Garden and they sent us an email about their Rhododendron having browned out branches. That will be next up in our second segment! 3. Hummingbirds are fun and whimsical visitors to our gardens. In our third segment we'll tell you what to plant to entice them to your home! 4. Do you have Mushrooms growing in your lawn? Wondering if they're good or bad? Learn which is during our fourth segment! 5. Continuing on with Rhododendron Week…A Listener Joseph Williams called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline asking about his struggling rhododendron. Hear all about it in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm | 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am | 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer's Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you're from! You can also write to len@bloomers.com ....  

Wie pflegt man Rhododendron? Kann man sie schneiden? Und wie bekommt man möglichst viele große Blüten? Darüber sprechen Katharina und Sabine in dieser Episode.

Ep. 684: Cranford | Chapter 6 Book talk begins at 15:15 Oh, you're not ready for this one. This week, Miss Matty lets us in on a long-held family secret—and you know when the ladies of Cranford whisper, it's worth leaning in. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:45 Plum Deluxe Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: 03:30 Parkrose Permaculture video on Then I found that I'd watched several of her videos on the subject of Individualism: Rugged Individualism (and another video on the book 8:20 (I love this guy's VERY DIY attitude) and and 12:00 Barbara Edelman show - BEE EPISODE 15:15 Read all the letters and ended with “poor Peter” which will be where we begin today 15:30 Reminder From Ch 5: Bonus Bernardus non video omnia* The Blessed Bernard does not see everything - maybe said by St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)— This quote is often attributed (possibly apocryphally) to Peter Abelard, the 12th-century theologian, as a gentle jab at St. Bernard of Clairvaux, with whom he clashed theologically. Meaning: Even the wisest man (here, Blessed Bernard) can be wrong sometimes. 16:00 Hoaxing - slang when it first came in to use 1796 but by 1820 it was common use. So by 1840-50 it was no longer improper to use. 16:44 St James's Chronicle - 18:00 Rhododendron - in late 1840s and in to the 1850s, Botanist Sir Joseph Hooker bro und exotic species back from the Himalayas which was VERY exciting and the reason that the Rhododendron Dell was put in at Kew Gardens… IS IT STILL THERE? heather@craftlit.com or 1-206-350-1642, or 20:10 Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus - LOOK! ⬆️ It's a Whole Megillah!

 BITG 5.10.25 • Properly Watering Your Mother's Day Gifts • DIY Custom Combos • Flowering Patio Tropicals • Getting Rid of Poison Ivy • Hotline Text About A Non-Blooming PJM Rhododendron 1. It's Mother's Day weekend and there are a lot of combination pots and hanging baskets being given as gifts. Watering correctly is life and death to these beautiful gifts…Listen in on how to care for these beauties during our 1st Segment! 2. How about you plant a real custom Combination Pot, one of your own design? We'll explain how in our second segment! 3. Patio Tropical Plants are becoming more & more popular around pools, Decks and patios. In our 3nd Segment we'll discuss their use and care!! 4. Leaves of Three let them be!! In our 4th segment We're going to discuss how to get rid of poison ivy!! 5. In our final segment we received a text from a listener that asked why their PJM isn't blooming! Hear why in our last segment. Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm | 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am | 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer's Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you're from! You can also write to len@bloomers.com ....

Welcome back to another episode of Essential Aromatica! This episode is a bit different—I'm taking a moment to say hello again, reconnect with you, and reflect on why I started this podcast in the first place. From gaps created by the pandemic to a deep desire to share knowledge and cultivate connection, this podcast has been a personal project of passion and purpose.I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Reverend Ben DeHart, a guide in my foray into podcasting, co-host of Our Triune Pod, and someone whose encouragement made all the difference.This episode is an opportunity to revisit the core reasons behind Essential Aromatica:Rebuilding connection through shared passion – The aromatherapy school I taught at shut down soon after the pandemic started, I felt the loss deeply. My podcast became a way to continue sharing, to reach others, and to keep inspiring—even without an in-person classroom.Connection to nature – A personal story on how aromatherapy became my path.Making aromatherapy accessible – It's about connecting with nature, plants, everything that is bigger than and includes us. (Go for a walk outside!!!!)Along the way, I'll share insights from my newly published article on Rhododendron anthopogon, a gem of an essential oil I've come to think of as Nepal's Frankincense. Its ability to bring clarity, lightheartedness, and mental stillness makes it invaluable when we seek lucidity amidst overwhelm.Plus, in the spirit of balancing bitterness and sweetness, I have to bring up Hecate, a guide through liminal spaces, and introduce Lilith into the mix. These gloriously “dark” archetypes are juxtaposed against Jasmine and Yuliana Kireyeva's mesmerizing olfactory sound composition. Chapter highlights:~1'40" Shout out to Reverend Ben DeHart~2'20" Why Essential Aromatica was brought into existence~11'55" Notes on Rhododendron Essential Oil: Lucidity, Nepal's Frankincense~15'15" Dr. Kurt Schaubelt on the interchangeability of essential oils and "less is more"~18'10" The Bitter: When Lilith Met Hecate (a poem)~20'30" The Sweet: Jasmine and Yuliana Kireyeva's olfactory sound composition

Colman O'Sullivan reports from Killarney National Park on efforts to remove invasive rhododendron.

At the end of February, the National Parks and Wildlife Service at Killarney National Park got some new machines to tackle the rhododendron problem there. The invasive shrub is a major threat to biodiversity in the area. We get an update on their progress.

Fort Bragg City Council Hears Annual Reports on Crime Statistics, Homeless Programs, and Stray Animals The April 14th City Council meeting was lightly attended. It's not clear if an error on the agenda itself was partially to blame.  The Zoom meeting link was missing the passcode, making remote participation impossible, although streaming was available.  Emails to the city clerk were responded to with the correct link.   Two annual reports, one from the Fort Bragg Police Department and one from the Mendocino Coast Humane Society, provided insights into crime rates and the number of stray animals.Chief Cervenka provided crime statistics for 2024. The police responded to over 15000 calls, which resulted in 1166 reports, 514 arrests, and 315 traffic citations.  They seized 8.75 pounds of illegal drugs and 26 firearms.  There were 106 vehicle collisions, of which 8 were due to DUIs.   In general, crime decreased locally except for domestic violence, which increased by 53%.  Chief Cervenka said the increase was due to better training of his officers, who are making more arrests, and the victims' access to post-pandemic assistance.Chief Cervenka also provided an update on the extreme weather shelter for this past winter.  The extreme weather shelter is run by the police department through their Crisis Response Unit (CRU) program, which facilitates helping houseless individuals off the street and into housing.  The extreme weather shelter operates from November 15th to March 31st and is opened based on precipitation and temperature as predicted by the National Weather Service.  The shelter operated 83 out of the possible 136 operational days, provided beds 644 times for 107 individuals.  The emergency shelter handles overflow from the hospitality house, which maintains 25 beds.  Although there was an increased need for beds this past winter, there was a 15% drop in individuals needing help.  Cervenka attributed that to the police department's homeless housing program, or CRU.  Judy Martin, the Executive Director for the Mendocino Coast Humane Society provided an annual report on the animals in their care.  They currently have 97 animals, of which 44 are available for adoption.  In 2024, they took in 631 animals and adopted out 504.  According to Martin, the coast shelter takes in animals from Leggett to Gualala, provides basic veterinary care to low-income families, and works with Fort Bragg police on impounds.The City of Fort Bragg provides the Humane Society with $60,000 in funds and leases property to them for the shelter.  The Humane Society is primarily funded by sales at the Arc Thrift Store, donations, and grants. The City declared May 1st through 7th as Rhododendron week to recognize the many hybrids developed in Fort Bragg.  The 46th annual John Druecker Memorial Rhododendron Show is scheduled for May 3rd and 4th.  It is held adjacent to the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens and is open to the public. Admission to the Rhododendron show is free.Under consent, the council approved updates to the purchasing, bidding, and signatory requirements, affording City Manager Isaac Whippy the authority to sign off on purchases of up to $60,000.  All contracts over $5000 require a minimum of three bids.  Contracts over $60,000 require council approval.  The council also adopted changes to the municipal code, reducing parking and altering parking lot landscaping requirements for multi-family housing developments, and approved a four-year lease with Toshiba for printers and copiers.  Earlier on the meeting agenda, the council honored Jason Balassi for his thirty years of service in the public works department, received a presentation from the Fort Bragg Library, and honored volunteers during National Volunteer Week, which is April 20 – 26 this year.Under, items from the council, Councilmember Lindy Peters provided a report on the FBFD financials.  According to Peters, the Fort Bragg Fire Department is in good shape financially.  It currently has approximately $954,000 in the bank and expects additional funding from Mendocino County soon.  Lindy thanked the staff and many volunteers who keep the fire department operational.  

Bloomers in the Garden • 4.5.25 • "Is it OK to Plant Yet?" • Crackin' Colors Azaleas & Rhododendrons • "Oh My Deer!" • Bug Eating Birds • You've Got Ants In Your Plants!  1. This Week We Have been bombarded with the same loaded question, “Is It OK to Plant?” We'll let you know during our 1st Segment! 2. Azaleas and some Rhododendrons are starting to crack color! In our 2nd segment we're going to discuss these landscape favoiites!! 3. Urban & Suburban deer have become one of the largest pests in home garden's and landscape. In our 3rd segment we'll discuss how to combat them! 4. In our 4th segment we'll discuss why attracting birds to your garden is a good thing! 5. We'll wrap up todays show with our “What's Buggin You” segment!! Ant's are on the march!!   Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm |93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....   NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies"  WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer's Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you're from! You can also write to len@bloomers.com ....

Growing wildfires in both North Carolina and South Carolina have led to new residential evacuations on Tuesday.Table Rock Fire:Status: 2,293 acres with 0% containmentPickens County Evacuations: Asia Li Ln, Bird Song Trl, Blue Mountain Way, Bluff Ridge Rd, Bobcat Dr, Bridle Dr, Caesars Head Hwy, Cherry Blossom Ln, Cisson Ridge Rd, Cold Mountain View, Cougar Trl, Cripple Creek Rd, Curts Way, Dogwood Mountain Rd, Dry Lake Rd, Duckwood Ln, Elizabeth Dr, Fast Ln, Fish Hawk Rd, Green Acres Dr, Hardin Rd, Hardwood Ln, Hwy 11, Ledge Rd, Locust Rdg, Misty Mountain Way, Mulligan Ford Hill Rd, Pumpkin Ln, Pumpkin Mountain Rd, Raven Cliff Rd, Raven Ct, Ridge Springs Rd, River Bluff Rd, River Rd, Rockcrest Rd, Rockcrest Rdg, Rockview Ct, Rocky Rd, S Saluda Rd, Saluda Hill Rd, Saluda Shore Dr, Trinity Trl, Wayside Dr, Wild Brook Dr, Winding Trl, Wotawok TrlSee this fire live: https://youtube.com/live/swAex0oeFBM?feature=share Persimmon Fire near Caesars Head:Status: 996 acres with 0% containmentGreenville County Evacuations: Greenville Evacuations: Table Rock Rd, Matthews Creek Ln, River Rock Ct, Ragsdale Rd, Pipe Line Ln, Gintomo Rd, Hagood Rd, Haygood Rd, Lakemont Rd, Caesars Head Hwy, Sky Ranche Rd, Asbury Dr, Laurel Dr, Saluda Hill Church Rd, Geer Hwy, Burgess Rd, Grey Logs Trl, Caesars Point, River Rock Ct, Spring Park Dr, North Lake Dr, Trails End, Boy Scout Rd, Sevenbark Ln, Larkspur Ln, Table Rock Rd extension, Mountain Laurel Dr, Birchbend, Sourwood Ln, Conifer Falls Rd, Hemlock Trl, Cliff Ridge Dr, Rhododendron, Trillium Way, Chestnut Blf, Echo Dr, Echo Dr extension, Jack Ray Dr, Southside Dr, Sunrise Dr, Upper Oil Camp, Woodvine, Columbine Way, Old Springfield Rd, Rosemond Rd, Burgess Rd, Lookoff Dr, Club Terrace Dr, Wildcat Rd, Punctatum Pl, Point Of View Ln, Happy Acres RdPolk and Henderson counties:Black Cove Fire: Status: 3,046 acres with 0% containmentDeep Woods Fire: Status: 2,923 acres with 0% containmentHenderson County Evacuations: Henderson County Emergency Management and the North Carolina Forest Service are issuing an evacuation order for the "Summer Haven" community in Henderson County. This includes Macedonia Road EAST of Interstate 26, Skyland Acres Road, Knight Road, Summer Haven Lane and S. Fine Way. An emergency shelter has been set up at the Henderson County Parks & Recreation Athletics and Activities Center at 708 South Grove Street, Hendersonville NC 29792Polk County Evacuations: Big Hungry Rd, Deer Trl, English Heifer Cove Rd, Scarlets Mountain Rd, Spurgeon Cove Ln, 5079 - 7265 Holbert Cove Rd (North Side), Fox Paw Ln, 1091 - 1528 Green River Cove Rd, Lady Slipper Trl, Charity Branch Dr, Deep Woods Ln, Gamelands Trl, Moonshine Trc, Oakview Ln, Piney Gate Rd, Piney Overlook Ln, Wesley Ln, Windsong Ln, Volley WaySee an interactive evacuation map for Polk and Henderson counties in North Carolina: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1usnYrYs6pofyEWfoza7jmsfVU3OZWGs&ll=35.2756821678172%2C-82.30611714038086&z=13&fbclid=IwY2xjawJPvFpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVqS0O_5RzOp9ps5aaaNvMV9BDt2OXKN18-EGBh9NM6qtpvX2EirbaOXUA_aem_bqKjlNcQ77dswzo0uRUILQSee a dashboard status of all the fires: https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=df8bcc10430f48878b01c96e907a1fc3

In this edition of DIG IT, Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with Jonathon Jones OBE on all aspects of trees from the famous Tregothnan Estate in Cornwall. Jonathon discusses how a revolutionary new app – Tremap is changing the way we can record, map and share details of trees worldwide using GPS on our smart phones.Plants mentioned: Araucaria Araucana (monkey puzzle tree), Camellia sinensis (tea), Casuarina equisetifolia (She-oak or whistling tree), Grevillea robusta, Griselinia littoralis, Honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea), Magnolia campbelli (the flamingo of the flower world), Montrey Cupressus, Olea (Olive tree), Lagerstroemia indica (myrtle tree), Podocarpus, Poplars, Plymouth Pears, Salix (Willow), Sycamore gap tree, Tilia (lime), and Wollemi nobilis (Dinosaur tree).Products: RootGrow, mycorrhizal fungi.Places mentioned: Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, Exeter University, Cornwall Space Cluster, Heathrow Airport (mapping Black Poplar), The Nare Hotel, Strybing Arboretum and San Francisco Botanical Garden.People: David Noble (discovered the Wollemi in 1994 along with Michael Casteleyn and Tony Zimmerman), Richard Maxwell (Business development at Tremap), Humprey Repton (garden designer) and Robert Fortune (plant explorer).Desert Island tree: Custard fruit tree (Annona squamosa).The tallest Rhododendron in the UK is at Tregothnan, closely followed by a specimen at South Lodge in Horsham, Surrey – 2m difference in height.To find out more about the Tregothnan estate, the April charity weekend and Tea.You can download the Tremap app for Free on the two main app stores Android and Apple Store or go to www.tremap.com for more details. Some 16 million trees have already been mapped on the App.Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for supplying the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dana Venrick talks about what will be happening at the Florida Wildflower Festival. Teresa gives you her "Top 5" & she answers your questions about Shishi Gashira camellias, Rhododendron, Wisteria, Lychee tree & more.

The Bathhouse is a live call-in show from the green room of The Stand one of New York City's best comedy clubs.Guests: Mike Recine, Tait Winston, Derek DrescherChapters:0:00 - intro3:30 - Show start8:22 - Jared calls - The big H23:20 - Steve calls - Conspiracy theories35:58 - Slav calls - Gillis is a Rhododendron?54:18 - Wild Bill - More Jewish stuff!1:00:47 - Have you been to google maps and typed in your last name plus Fort?1:06:26 - Other-than-Honorable Discharge from Army1:12:00 - Ex coworker called me up, going to the aquarium on thursday - He like likes her1:23:53 - Advice for the aquarium date1:29:18 - Did you see the Seinfeld clip that went viral?1:35:34 - Rube book on tape1:36:38 - Chris is having a good evening - Questions for Derek and Mike1:53:00 - Plugs / Wrap Up

durée : 00:02:20 - Jean-Paul Imbault - Lundi 30 décembre - En cette fin d'année, Jean-Paul Imbault, notre expert jardinage sur France Bleu Orléans, répond à la question de Jean, un auditeur d'Olivet. Voici des conseils pratiques, des astuces et aussi une liste d'erreurs à éviter pour une plantation réussie.

Today, I tell you about the medicinal use of Sumac and give a warning about Rhododendron..The Spring Foraging Cook Book is available in paperback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRP63R54Or you can buy the eBook as a .pdf directly from the author (me), for $9.99:https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-spring-foraging-cookbook.htmlYou can read about the Medicinal Trees book here https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/06/paypal-safer-easier-way-to-pay-online.html or buy it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1005082936PS. New in the woodcraft Shop: Judson Carroll Woodcraft | SubstackRead about my new books:Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guidehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.htmlAvailable in paperback on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTHandConfirmation, an Autobiography of Faithhttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.htmlAvailable in paperback on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNKVisit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter: https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/Read about my new other books:Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPSThe Omnivore's Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guidehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6andGrowing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Elsehttps://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9RThe Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35RandChristian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.htmlAvailable for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTBHerbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.htmlAlso available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbsBlog: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/Free Video Lessons: https://rumble.com/c/c-618325

In this episode of DIG IT Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with Jonathon Jones, OBE and managing director of Tregothnan Estate in Cornwall, home of the amazing Garden, Camellias, magnificent trees and a Tea plantation stretching 29 miles long!People mentioned: Tea expert Chris Bond, authors Peter Blake and John Shepherd. The Ken Thomas Charitable Trust, a bursary opportunity set up for agriculturists to help fund their trips. Lord and Lady Falmouth, Plant hunter William Lobb, Dr. Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (Wardian Case inventor), Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Tremap Partners, Conifer Conservation, Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Country Life magazine tea column. London Tea Auction and Sarah Raven.Plants mentioned: Camellia sinensis (tea), Camellia japonica, early flowering Camellia sasanqua, Growing salads out of seasons under home-made cloches, Japanese Musa (Banana), Magnolias, Eucryphia is a genus of evergreen shrubs and trees with several species native to Chile. Giant Redwoods (Sequoiadendron giganteum), Rhododendrons, Black Poplars (Populus nigra) and the recording breaking tallest Rhododendron.Places mentioned: Edinburgh Botanic Gardens, Darjeeling, North India, Cornwall Garden Society (they also have a bursary scheme), Eden Project, Jonathon's scholarship to travel to Japan and it's great gardens, Falmouth University Japanese Gardens, Myerscough College and the Smithsonian Institution.Tremap® is an easy-to-use free app on your phone which allows people to map and locate trees and shrubs anywhere in the world. It also means that Botanic gardens, parks, large and small private gardens don't necessarily need to label their rare plants as this can be done virtually. Search ‘Tremap' on your favourite APP store.Jonathon's castaway essential: A tried and trusted garden spade!Tregothnan Estate, including Tea, Experiences, Holiday Cottages and Discover.Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for supplying the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Ken Lain the Mountain Gardener discusses what to do with Azalea and rhododendron in the fall. As we head into cooler temps you may be wondering how to care for these two plants. Listen in as our local gardening expert shares what to do!Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network/

Logan House is in Scotland but is able to grow some extremely unusual plants due to its location. The team answer a listeners' question about a poorly rhododendron and Jill has a marrow recipe! (also available in video over on YouTube!)Jill's recipe: https://www.martinfish.com/blog/slowcookerratatouille/ Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodesEmail Questions to info@potsandtrowels.com Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTubeThe Pots & Trowels team:Martin FishJill FishSean RileyFind out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.comPodcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

rWotD Episode 2670: Rhododendron cinnabarinum Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Sunday, 25 August 2024 is Rhododendron cinnabarinum.Rhododendron cinnabarinum (朱砂杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, southeastern Tibet, and southwest China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,900–4,000 m (6,200–13,100 ft). It is a straggling evergreenshrub that grows to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly elliptic, oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 3–6 by 1.5–2.5 cm in size. The flowers are yellow to cinnabar red, sometimes ranging to plum colors.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:43 UTC on Sunday, 25 August 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Rhododendron cinnabarinum on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Matthew.

We're all familiar with Washington's state flower, the native Pacific Rhododendron. Did you know there is a classification for that ecosystem – it's called the Rhododendron forest. Remnants of the Rhododendron forest are on the Toandos Peninsula in Puget Sound and are technically part of a "globally imperiled plant association". This forest type has been confirmed by botanists with the Department of Natural Resources' Natural Heritage Program. Over the past decade biologists have mapped this globally rare type of forest which represents the largest occurrence of its type left in the world. Although this native forest type was once common west of the Cascades in Washington state, it has largely been eliminated by conversion to tree plantations and development. Join Jackie Canterbury as she talks with Peter Bahls, Director and Biologist for the Northwest Watershed Institute, and Heidi Eisenhour, Jefferson County Commissioner, about their collaborative efforts to protect this globally rare remaining Pacific Rhododendron forest. (Airdate: June 19, 2024) Learn more:Northwest Watershed InstituteWA DNR Seeks Public Comment on Expansion of Dabob Bay Natural Area until June 28Rare Rhododendron Forests by Peter Bahls in the Natural History Society Newsletter WA DNR Natural Heritage Program Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank you for your support!

„Kneif mich mal!“ Für Maike geht in Graal-Müritz ein Mädchentraum in Erfüllung: Sie darf mit Olli auf den Ponyhof! Dort waren nicht nur flauschige Fohlen auf die zwei, sie dürfen sogar ihren Kutschenführerschein machen – und das unter strahlend blauem Frühlingshimmel! Erst allerdings verfallen sie im Rhododendronpark dem ultimativen Blütenrausch. Lila, Rosa, Blau – das reinste Farbfeuerwerk, schwärmt Olli. Und mittendrin? Ihre Majestät, Rhododendron-Königin Annemarie! Per E-Bike gehts weiter zum urigen Köhlerhof nach Wiethagen. Wie Olli dort den Picasso in sich entdeckt, plötzlich die böse Märchenhexe auftaucht und warum Maike verzweifelt ihr Kutschpferd sucht, hören Sie hier: Links zu den Partnern:www.graal-mueritz.dewww.bernsteinreiter.de www.koehlerhof-wiethagen.defahrrad-thon.de

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In this episode of "Exploring New England" host Ryan Zipp recaps a recent visit to Cape Cod for the annual Rhododendron Festival at the Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, MA and a more low key visit before summer kicks off. He also gets into part 2 of lupine chasing around New England with towns & area in Midcoast Maine where these bloom filled fields appear. The often visited area around Acadia National Park contains some amazing lupine displays as you get further north and their peak bloom time is before things get crazy with tourists. 

It's spring, even if the weather hasn't fully caught up yet.If there's one thing you can count on, besides postnasal drip, it's rhododendrons.The showy blooms are all over town, and there are a lot more varieties than you think. Today, we're taking a fun trip to the botanical garden in Federal Way.We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenowAnd we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chadcrouch.substack.comCastle Canyon is in The Mount Hood National Forest, a stone's throw from the little hamlet of Rhododendron. It isn't a what I'd call a canyon. It's a wooded ridge with some striking volcanic rock formations rising out of it. Two steep creek canyons do cut troughs in the landscape on either side of this ridge, so it's not devoid of canyons, but the “castle” bits don't mix with the canyon bits in an obvious way. The short trail that leads up to these rock pinnacles is quite steep, utilizing just a few switchbacks to climb 800 feet in less than 3/4 of a mile.The soundscape here is unique. I'd call it airy, reverberant and fuzzy. The sound of the distant tumbling creeks bounces up through the Douglas-fir and hemlock woods, mixing with the breeze playing off the leaves of alders and big-leaf maples, forming a bio-acoustic hum. Its frequency changes subtly as I climb the trail. This is not a soundwalk I would recommend listening to in the car. Its features are nuanced and easily lost in a din. I mixed the soundscape more in the foreground than in the past, embracing all that fuzzy creek sound. It's probably best experienced in headphones or a quiet environment. I've also been utilizing more of the stereo sound stage lately: placing instruments in the mix solidly in the left or right channels. After all, this is how the birdsong registers. When you listen with headphones and close your eyes you can often picture the birds in imagined space. Pacific Wrens can be heard singing and calling at different points, along with Golden-crowned Kinglets and Dark-eyed Junco. A distant Pilieated Woodpecker's laugh is heard and in the opening minutes, and midway through a raven honks and vocalizes in “subsong” (birdsong that is softer and less well defined than the usual territorial song, sometimes heard only at close quarters).My score is melodic, as always, but always rising through the scale, playing off the rising pitch and evolving timbre of the creek sounds on the climb. For the instrumentation I challenged myself to leave piano out this time. With small songbirds so prominent in the soundscape, I tend to gravitate to “smaller” sounding instrument voices: glockenspiel, circle bells, flute, wispy synths. A clarinet plays out a theme at several points. One interesting addition to the instrumentation is Joshua Meltzer's “Panjo”, a clever virtual instrument hybrid playing either baritone banjo or pan drum sounds for each note from the phrases I play on the keys. Never the same twice. It sounds like a dreamy, twangy music box.Just over a week ago I finished submitting the next dozen soundwalks to come after this one, cementing the biweekly release schedule up to December! So, I know well what is in the future for Soundwalk and I don't think it spoils any surprises to say they more or less follow the trajectory set by Castle Canyon Soundwalk. What I don't quite know is what I will create over the summer and fall, having freed up my schedule, but I'm hoping to experiment, take some risks, and branch out! In that spirit, I'll leave you with this short video of the trail to the pinnacles viewpoint at Castle Canyon. Thanks for being here. I hope you enjoy Castle Canyon Soundwalk. It will be available on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Amazon, YouTube…) tomorrow May 17.

Tá scéim píolóideach le toiseacht i nDún Lúiche le aghaidh a thabhairt ar an fadhb leis an Rhododendron ag spréadh sa cheantar.

Fred talks about his P.J.M. Rhododendron.

Is It OK to Plant?" We'll let you know the answer in our 1st Segment! Azaleas and some Rhododendrons are starting to crack color! In our 2nd segment we're going to discuss these landscape favorites! Urban & Suburban deer have become one of the largest pests in home garden's and landscapes. In our 3rd segment we'll discuss how to combat them in our 3rd Segment In our 4th segment we'll discuss why attracting birds to your garden is a good thing! We wrap up the show with our "What's Buggin You" segment!! Ant's are on the march!  

Julie Diebolt Price and her husband Gordon spent much of their working years in Southern California, but longed for a change. They initially bought a cabin in Rhododendron, Oregon in the shadows of Mount Hood enjoying years of vacations there. Despite Julie's firm stance against Arizona, where she had visited her parents for three decades, fate led them to Goodyear. Surprisingly, they explored a model home in Tuscany Falls, a 50+ community, and ended up purchasing one in the very place Julie had sworn never to live … Arizona!

Beau Martonik is joined by Nathan Killen, mountain buck hunter from Virginia. Nathan recently killed a once-in-a-lifetime 170” buck on public land in the Virginia mountains. They discuss the quest for “Dreamcatcher”, where this buck lived, what kind of sign this buck laid down, hunting in rhododendron, other learning lessons from chasing this deer, and what's next for Nathan. Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:11:04 - Nathan's giant 170” Virginia mountain buck 00:23:46 - Was the buck roamer or did he stick to one area? 00:29:28 - How the morning of the kill played out 00:37:41 - Did this buck lay down a lot of sign? 00:40:07 - Learning more from trail cam video vs photo 00:42:52 - Hunting in the Rhododendron and other thick vegetation 00:49:57 - Deer that live in these thick areas seem to be more shy 00:54:18 - Seeing more mature bucks in Iowa in a week and a half than you would see in a lifetime in Virginia 00:56:40 - Nathan shows off the monster buck 01:03:28 - Nathan has a new challenge for himself: no trail cameras ***Timestamps may be off by 4 minutes or so due to ad length Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram:   @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @mtn_huntr Facebook:   East Meets West Outdoors   Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Niqi Cavanaugh disappeared from her mother's home on February 26, 2022 and hasn't been seen since.  What happened to Niqi? If you have any information about the disappearance of Niqi Cavanaugh de Calderon, please contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Non-Emergency Line at 503-655-8211 or you can call 911. You can also leave a tip at 503-723-4949 or https://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/tip . Please reference CCSO Case # 22-004860.  You can also call Crimestoppers if you prefer to remain anonymous.  Sources https://www.opb.org/tag/oregon-lens/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron,_Oregon https://vimeo.com/167041706 https://kpic.com/news/local/have-you-seen-her-missing-oregon-woman-last-seen-feb-26-after-recent-medical-issue https://www.facebook.com/1736092946703224/photos/a.1792228824422969/2978437989135374/?paipv=0&eav=AfbxiWWW3ntx6Rt6tFpwJuZD7Kxr4eCkSKo6SlTrKdPLTWmapfprbZRGAMjKPcLMGDY&_rdr https://www.kptv.com/2022/03/07/deputies-seek-helping-locating-missing-endangered-woman-last-seen-rhododendron/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca3w5P4rnO3/ https://www.instagram.com/niqicavanaugh/ https://www.facebook.com/OSPsocial/posts/pfbid0EGmGuLsCEAejgTU3b4okkiXB87AveK25EKdT5W3v1tNy2YKyHcD3RP1jaABUVbxBl https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/or-niqola-niqi-cavanaugh-de-calderon-42-transgender-female-rhododendron-26-feb-2022.617923/ https://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/news/2022-03-07/the-sheriffs-office-is-asking-for-the-publics-help-to-locate-missingendangered-niqola-de-calderon https://www.reddit.com/r/MissingPersons/comments/txnwcy/niqola_niqi_de_calderon_cavanaugh_42_year_old/ https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP89950 https://www.orartswatch.org/2022-dance-in-the-rear-view-mirror/ https://kboo.fm/media/108277-transpositive-current-events https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?hl=en&mid=15B9VcN_Sovgqvp8SoWwtzd8WiY8&ll=45.25085828872614%2C-121.72671958052521&z=10 https://www.reddit.com/r/oregon/comments/4dcyyv/map_of_missing_persons_unidentified_bodies_oregon/ https://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/tip  

We're starting off the week right by revisiting our interview with burgeoning film icon PARKER LOVE BOWLING! Bowling joins us for a chat about outsider film, her new poetry book "RHODODENDRON, RHODODENDRON," and what it's like on a QUENTIN TARANTINO set!Listen now to find out "What Movie Gregory Peck Was Hottest In!" on this week's episode of CULT and CLASSIC Films Podcast! And don't forget to pick up your copy of "RHODODENDRON, RHODODENDRON" now at FARWESTPRESS.COM!Listen: Wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfilms.com/Watch: youtube.com/@CULTANDCLASSICFILMS/Subscribe at patreon.com/cultandclassicfilms for EXCLUSIVE cult movies sent to you every month!Host: Nate WyckoffGuest: Parker Love Bowling, Writer/Director/Actor

Federblazer, Toaster auf der Bühne und jede Menge Bücher – der Podcast diesmal live vom Harbourfront Literaturfestival. Wie erotisch ist Rhododendron, wer hängt Wäsche zwischen den Jahren auf, wie viel Märchen ist erlaubt und warum hatte Mariana Leky mal blaue Haare? Daniel und Katharina klären drängende literarische Fragen – und das bei Crumpets aus „Rebecca“ von Daphne du Maurier, der All Time Favorite, der die Community begeistert hat (Metapher-Alarm!). Herzensbuch, Shortlistbuch, Sachbuch – alles dabei, wie immer. Die Bücher der Folge: (00:07:49) Ulrike Sterblich: „Drifter“ (Rowohlt) (00:14:56) Elena Fischer: „Paradise Garden“ (Diogenes) (00:24:04) Tillmann Bendikowski: „Himmel hilf!“ (C. Bertelsmann) (00:30:55) Gast: Mariana Leky: „Kummer aller Art” (Dumont) (00:49:33) Daphne du Maurier: „Rebecca“ (diverse Ausgaben) (01:02:00) Ken Follett: „Der Schlüssel zu Rebecca“, übersetzt von Bernd Rullkötter (Lübbe) Alle Infos zum Podcast: https://ndr.de/eatreadsleep Mail gern an: eatreadsleep@ndr.de Alle Lesekreise: https://ndr.de/eatreadsleep-lesekreise Unseren Newsletter gibt es hier: https://ndr.de/eatreadsleep-newsletter Podcast-Tipp: Levels & Soundtracks https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/levels-und-soundtracks/12642475/ Crumpets à la Manderley 150 g Weizenmehl 150 g Roggenmehl ½ TL Salz 1 Pck Hefe 450 ml lauwarme Milch Mehl, Salz und Hefe mischen, Milch dazu und verrühren. 1 Std. an einem warmen Ort gehen lassen. Crumpetringe (oder Spiegeleiförmchen) einfetten. Butter in der Pfanne erhitzen, Formen in die Pfanne setzen und den Teig einfüllen (ca. 1 cm dick). So lange braten, bis sich an der Oberfläche kleine Bläschen bilden. Crumpets aus der Form lösen, umdrehen und ca. 2 Minuten weiter braten. Mit Butter, Marmelade oder auch Käse und Wurst servieren. „Die saftigen Crumpets, ich sehe sie vor mir.“ Aus: „Rebecca“ von Daphne du Maurier eat.READ.sleep. ist der Bücherpodcast, der das Lesen feiert. Jan Ehlert, Daniel Kaiser und Katharina Mahrenholtz diskutieren über Bestseller, stellen aktuelle Romane vor und präsentieren die All Time Favorites der Community. Egal ob Krimis, Klassiker, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Kinder- und Jugendbücher, Urlaubsbücher, Gesellschafts- und Familienromane - hier hat jedes Buch seinen Platz. Und auch kulinarisch (literarische Vorspeise!) wird etwas geboten und beim Quiz am Ende können alle ihr Buch-Wissen testen und Fun Facts für den nächsten Smalltalk mitnehmen.

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr chat with guest, Dr. Krishona Martinson, Equine Extension Specialist at the University of Minnesota, to discuss how common it is for horses to consume poisonous or toxic plants, the most common toxic plant species that horses NEED to avoid - including how to identify them, how much of the plant is toxic if consumed, along with signs and symptoms to be aware of, and what next steps should be taken to help our horse if we think they may have been exposed to or have consumed a poisonous plant. Dr. Martinson also shares some useful resources for horse owners to keep on hand to better understand a variety of toxic or harmful plant species. Have a topic idea or feedback to share? We want to connect with you! Email podcast@standlee.com____________________________________Connect with Dr. Krishona Martinson and the University of Minnesota Equine Extension Program on:University of Minnesota Equine Extension Program on FacebookUniversity of Minnesota Equine Extension Program on YouTubeUniversity of Minnesota Extension Program Website Notable References – ~8:20 – Bell Museum of Natural History has a plant curator that is good at identify certain plant species~1:14 – Ep. 61: The Key to Getting the Most Out of Your Horse Pasture podcast Additional Resources – Plants Poisonous of Harmful to Horses Extension PosterPlants Poisonous of Harmful to Horses in the Midwest Book____________________________________Love the podcast? Leave a rating and review on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/.../beyond-the-barn/id1541221306Leave a rating on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/3dmftQmwLKDQNueUcCJBZaHave a topic idea or feedback to share? We want to connect with you! Email podcast@standlee.comShare our podcast and learn more about our co-hosts at our Beyond the Barn podcast pageSUBSCRIBE to the Beyond the Barn podcast email to be an exclusive insider!Find us on Apple, Spotify or Google Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE, so you never miss an episode.____________________________________Check out the Standlee Barn Bulletin BlogFind more nutritional resources from Dr. Stephen Duren and Dr. Tania Cubitt at https://www.standleeforage.com/nutrition/nutritional-resources/Connect with Standlee on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok____________________________________*Views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Standlee Premium Products, LLC.*

Happy Monday UMMPod Nation! Today's show features a fantastic, established local singer-songwriter by the name of Brooks Dixon!  Brooks has been on the show once before (wayyy back in Season 1), and is a seasoned vet in the Upstate music scene.  His original americana/folk/singer-songwriter style really embodies the sound of the Carolinas. During our interview with Brooks, we highlight and discuss his brand new album, Rhododendron Highway, that was released this past Friday (8/11)! Enjoy a double dose from this album as we play the tracks "Store Your Treasure" and "Rolling Stone".After a fun interview with Brooks, Dr. Luvbeatz and I preview a much anticipated blockbuster of a show, The SC Venue Crisis Benefit show (featuring four great original artists from the area) that will be going down at Fork & Plough on August 27th!Per usual, we wrap up today's show with a quick 'This Day in Music' and sign off for the week! Thank you UMMPod Nation!! Stay tuned for next week's episode, as we feature a professional jingle writer and local musician, BB!!! Peace and LoveSupport the show

Tá scéim nua ar a dtugtar 'Dúlra' bunaithe ag Fóram Chonamara le súil smacht a chur ar na plandaí Rhododendron atá ag scaipeadh go tréan ar fud Chonamara agus in iarthar Mhaigh Eo.

Tony Njoku is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, musician, producer and visual artist whose music is impossible to categorise. It has so many influences that its identity is unique – just like it should be. He's assembling his art in ways that tell a story that helps him and helps others by bringing us  together over shared experiences. Asking those big questions about our own identity and evolution, exploring what matters in life, gets me really interested in the personal intent and commitment that this involves whether through necessity or choice and in the courage, resilience and emotional intelligence. The visual work that he produces to accompany his music is as beautiful and captivating as the music itself - the sonics and the visuals get your attention and make you think about what's inspiring this. You can't help but apply that to yourself. Check out Rhododendron, a song about metamorphosis, healing and new beginnings. The stripped down piano and vocals version is just beautiful.https://www.heysunday.co/i-wanna-jump-like-dee-deeI Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee is the music podcast that does music interviews differently. Giles Sibbald talks to musicians, DJ's and producers about how they use an experimental mindset in every part of their lives.- brought to you by Hey Sunday, the mothership of the experimental mindset™- logo and art by Tide Adesanya, Coppie and Paste

On this episode of Dear Gardener, host Ben Dark explores the legacy and afterlife of gardens. The starting points are: a Laburnum safari through Østerbro, a fence-climb into an abandoned garden, and a run through the acid-sands of West Sussex.Featuring Gertrude Jekyll, Edwin Lutyens and the National Trust in the news that Munstead Wood is 'to be preserved for the nation'Support the show on Kofi https://ko-fi.com/bendarkTickets to the Birmingham Talk here: https://www.bournvillehub.com/box-office/the-grove-a-nature-odyssey-in-19-1-2-front-gardens Episode Breakdown:[00:00:06] Lime tree mist season in Copenhagen. Excellent for spoiling cars[00:05:36] Tennyson praised for 'rosey plumelets bud the larch'[00:08:24] Golden chain tree and the particularity of its yellow[00:13:01] Lilac's use as a besmirching foil. The neighbour's trampoline of huge and surprising beauty[00:15:38] Father's death inspires thoughts on gardens.[00:19:16] Gertrude Jekyll and the Arts and Crafts movement[00:23:52] Gardens best seen after suffering?[00:27:32] The Canterbury tales as told on the Hidcot coach.[00:29:27] Small towns end abruptly.[00:32:41] Rhododendron ponticum invasive but lovely in the shade[00:35:50] Stalin's mimosa.

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Tuesday, April 18  Discover fascinating facts about West Virginia at  the State Museum…a Morgantown research lab is getting a major upgrade…and a new film showcases skateboarding in the Mountain State…on today's daily304. #1 – From WV CULTURE & HISTORY – Have you visited the West Virginia State Museum? Located in the basement of the Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex, the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday.  The West Virginia State Museum offers a variety of tours and activities--all free. The tours range from self-guided to in-depth discovery tours.  The Show Path is an approximate 45-minute tour through West Virginia history that follows a timeline from prehistory all the way up to the 21st century. History comes alive through dynamic re-creations of pivotal events and places in the state's past. Connected to the Show Path are the Discovery Rooms that feature artifacts, works of art, stories, music, film clips. The museum is ideal for families and classroom field trips, and for anyone who wishes to learn more about West Virginia history. Learn more: https://wvculture.org/explore/wv-state-museum/   #2 – From METRO NEWS – Upgrades are coming to the National Energy Technology Laboratory research site in Morgantown. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management will receive $150 million for infrastructure and laboratory modernization upgrades at all three of NETL's research sites including Morgantown, Pittsburgh, and Albany, Oregon. The money comes from the Inflation Reduction Act. NETL Director Dr. Brian Anderson said all three facilities are aging and infrastructure upgrades and maintenance projects are already underway or will start in the coming weeks. About $40 million and another $35 million of previously budgeted funds will be directed to the Morgantown facility for maintenance, an expanded supercomputer lab, and expanded research and development facilities for carbon conversion and critical materials programs. “When we have that increased capability, we will be able to better serve the department and better serve the taxpayer,” Anderson said. “So, it might result in increased research onsite and more permanent jobs.” Read more: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/04/08/major-federal-investment-announced-to-modernize-netl-facilities-including-morgantown/   #3 – From WOWK-TV Charleston –  With the Mountain State as its backdrop the skateboard film “Rhododendron,” cleverly named after West Virginia's state flower, features many local skateboarders, highlighting their skills. “We just want to showcase our state and garner some more interest for people to come through and check out what we have to offer,” said director and sponsored skater Mick Posey. Learn more: https://www.wowktv.com/video/new-film-highlights-skateboarders-and-the-state/8541934/   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

Our annual shipment of rhodies has arrived and now is the time to check out these Northwest darlings. Guest co-host Maria steps in to chat about a few of the spectacular varieties we have in stock and to offer tips for successful planting, pruning and general care of these lovely garden staples.

In this episode we meet Dr. Mary Jane Epps, a scientist at the Center for Urban Habitats in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Epps tells us how a moment of distraction while researching beetles led her to discover that flame azalea, a.k.a. Rhododendron calendulaceum, is pollinated by the wings of Tiger Swallowtail butterflies. We learn that this extremely rare type of pollination works because the flower shape offers the butterflies a clear landing platform, but that high diversity in Rhododendron flower shapes results in diverse rhododendron pollinator communities, and that there is an urgent need for us humans to support these pollinator communities: by making small changes in how we manage our home gardens, and by taking the time to get distracted, even by places as plain and humble as powerline cuts, we too can contribute to the conservation of pollinator biodiversity. As observed by polymath and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore, “The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.” Read the original publication showing butterfly wing pollination of flame azalea: Epps MJ, SE Allison and LM Wolfe (2015) Reproduction in Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum, Ericaceae): A Rare Case of Insect Wing Pollination. American Naturalist 186: 294-301. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26655157/

This week's episode is about the secret life of pinecones and cones- the fascinating fruits of conifers. We chat about the ingenious design of the encasement of woody cones and how they pollinate and protect seeds. Then wrap up with a reflection on native Rhododendrons (Rhododendron maximum) we came upon on our way to Blue Mountain Lake, part of the Delaware Water Gap Recreational Area. And, a personal note about Jolee, our rescue dog, and kind passersby who expressed concern seeing me walking without her, demonstrating the difference we can make by recognizing when something or someone is not the same.Link to Related Stories:The Hidden Life of Pinecones Native RhododendronsFlora & Reflections from Blue MountainRepurposing Christmas Trees – including using them to feed the birds.     ***I'd love to hear about your garden and nature stories. And your thoughts about topics for future podcast episodes. You can email me at AskMaryStone@gmail.com. Thanks so much for tuning in :^)You can Follow Garden Dilemmas on Facebook and Instagram #MaryElaineStoneEpisode web page —Garden Dilemmas Podcast PageThank you for sharing the garden of life,Mary Stone, Columnist & Garden DesignerAskMaryStone.com

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week's friends are Chris Bracken and Nicole Singer. We recorded this two weekends ago at Raise the Rafters Traditional Song Weekend in Rhododendron, OR. Songs in this episode: * Cape Cod Girls (1:20) * Dashing Away with a Smoothing Iron (18:44) * Bright Morning Stars (29:38) * Rattlin' Bog (52:16) * Three Jolly Fisherman (58:17) * Bonus track: Pleasant and Delightful Registration opens December 1st for Youth Trad Song Weekend: https://www.youthtradsong.org/ Raise the Rafters: https://rtrsong.org/ Traditional Music Today: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tradmusictoday Buy Nicole's records: https://nicolesinger.com/ Love old-time music, dance, art, & craft? Immerse yourself in Appalachian culture at the beautiful John C. Campbell Folk School. Located in Western North Carolina, we offer weeklong & weekend classes in old-time music, instrument building, woodworking, fiber arts, blacksmithing, cooking, gardening, pottery and much much more! www.folkschool.ORG to see our full catalog of classes, or 1-800-FOLK-SCH to register. Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Buy Get Up in the Cool merch like t-shirts, phone cases, and masks! https://get-up-in-the-cool-swag.creator-spring.com/ Sign up at https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/ for my clawhammer instructional series! Check out Cameron's other podcast, Think Outside the Box Set: https://boxset.fireside.fm/ Check out Cameron's old time trio Tall Poppy String Band: https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week's friend is Mary Garvey. We recorded this last weekend at Raise the Rafters Traditional Song Weekend in Rhododendron, OR. Tunes in this episode: * Bring the Salmon Home (2:20) * Tie It Up and Let It Rot (12:24) * The Forest and the Tree (18:30) * Oysterman (34:22) * The Harp that Once Through Tara's Halls (39:39) * Astoria's Bar (45:46) * Bonus track: Salmon Calling Song Email Mary to buy her CDs! maryogarvey@yahoo.com Love old-time music, dance, art, & craft? Immerse yourself in Appalachian culture at the beautiful John C. Campbell Folk School. Located in Western North Carolina, we offer weeklong & weekend classes in old-time music, instrument building, woodworking, fiber arts, blacksmithing, cooking, gardening, pottery and much much more! www.folkschool.ORG to see our full catalog of classes, or 1-800-FOLK-SCH to register. Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Buy Get Up in the Cool merch like t-shirts, phone cases, and masks! https://get-up-in-the-cool-swag.creator-spring.com/ Sign up at https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/ for my clawhammer instructional series! Check out Cameron's other podcast, Think Outside the Box Set: https://boxset.fireside.fm/ Check out Cameron's old time trio Tall Poppy String Band: https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee    Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community   Historical Events Today is Garlic Lovers Day Garlic, or stinking rose, is a member of the lily family. Onions, leeks, and shallots are also in the family. All alliums are reactive to the amount of daylight they receive, so a great way to think about the garlic life cycle is that it matures during the longest days in the summer.  This is why Autumn is garlic-planting time in most areas, and many gardeners wait until after the fall equinox in the back half of September. (This year's autumnal equinox is Thursday, September 22, 2022). By planting garlic in the fall, your garlic gets a headstart on the growing season, which means that when spring arrives, your little garlic shoots will be one of the first plants to greet you in the April rain. Garlic has antibiotic properties and helps reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Herbalists recommend garlic as a remedy for colds. And Gilroy, California, is known as the World's Garlic Capital. Most of us know and love garlic as a culinary staple - a must-have ingredient for most savory dishes. Alice May Brock, American artist, author, and former restaurateur, once wrote, Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good.   And Anthony Bourdain, in Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, wrote: Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime...Please, treat your garlic with respect...Avoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screwtop jars. Too lazy to peel fresh? You don't deserve to eat garlic.   1794 Birth of Charles Wilkins Short, American botanist and doctor. A Kentuckian, Charles wrote a flora of Kentucky in 1833. He had one of the largest, most valued private herbariums with 15,000 plant samples, and his massive garden covered several acres. Charles was honored in the naming of many plants, including the Oconee bell named the Shortia galacifolia. The location of the plant became a mystery during the 1800s. In 1863, Charles Short died, and at the time, the Shortia plant still could not be found. But finally, in May of 1877, a North Carolina teenager named George Hyams sent an unknown specimen to Harvard's top plant expert, the knowledgeable Asa Gray, who could be heard crying 'Eureka' when he finally saw the Shortia specimen. Two years later, Asa and his wife, along with his dear friend, the botanist John Redfield, the director of the Arnold Arboretum Charles Sprague Sargent, and the botanist William Canby got to see the Shortia in the wild in the spot where George Hyams knew it was growing. The scientists all stood around the little patch of earth where the Shortia grew in oblivion, and the long search to find the Shortia, named for Charles Wilkins Short, was over.   1799 Death of the English botanist geologist, physician, and chemist William Withering. William was a doctor and the first person to study Digitalis - most commonly known as Foxglove. The story goes that one day, he noticed a person suffering from what was then called dropsy, an old word for a person suffering from congestive heart failure. William observed that the patient in question showed remarkable improvement after taking an herbal remedy that included Digitalis or Foxglove. Today William gets the credit for discovering the power of Digitalis because after he studied the various ingredients of this remedy, he determined that Digitalis was the key ingredient to addressing heart issues. In 1785, William published his famous work, An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medical Uses. Foxgloves are a beautiful plant often seen in ornamental or cottage gardens. Foxgloves produce beautiful tall flower spikes, and each spike can contain 20 to 80 purple to pink tubular blossoms that are whitish on the inside. Foxgloves are toxic, and eating any part of the plant can result in severe poisoning. And this is important to know because when Foxglove first emerges from the ground, it can be confused for Comfrey or Plantain. Since both of those plants are used as edible plants by many people - it's important to distinguish them and remember where you're planting Foxglove in your garden. Foxglove is actually in the Plantain family. Before flowering, Foxglove can also be confused with Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus). In addition to the Foxglove common name, Digitalis has many adorable common names, including Fairy Fingers, Fairy Thimbles, Rabbits Flower, and Scotch Mercury. And there are many delightful stories about the Foxglove. One foxglove origin story says that fairies gave blossoms to a Fox who needed to put the flowers on his toes to muffle the sound of his feet as he hunted for prey. This would account for the little markings inside the flowers. Another fun fact about the Foxglove is that it's a cousin to another beloved cottage garden flower: the Snapdragon or Antirrhinum majus ("ant-er-EYE-num MAY-jus"). The toxicity of the Foxglove is a common concern. But, the gardener and garden writer, Katharine S. White, still enjoyed them in her gardens. She wrote, At a very early age, I remember, I was to recognize what plants are to be avoided completely. At a very early age, I remember I was taught how to recognize and stay away from deadly nightshade, poison ivy, and poison sumac. (I was, just as early, taught the delights of chewing tender young checkerberry leaves and sassafras root.) To me, it would be ridiculous, though, not to grow monkshood, foxglove, hellebore, larkspur, autumn crocus, poppies, lilies of the valley, buttercups, and many other flowers now present in my borders just because they have some poison in them.   So Foxglove is in good company when it comes to toxic plants. And when the botanical illustrator Walter Crane painted the Foxglove, he did not draw it alone - he drew a Foxglove family. Walter loved personifying flowers, and of his Foxgloves, he wrote, The Foxgloves are a happy group, comprised of cousins and brothers and sisters.   Finally, the English author and poet Meta Orred wrote a sweet little verse called In Memoriam - a poem for a deceased friend - that included the Foxglove. Meta wrote, Her lips, like foxgloves pink and pale, Went sighing like an autumn gale; Yet, when the sunlight passèd by, They opened out with half a sigh.. Her eyelids fell, and not in vain- The stars had found their heav'n again; The days come round, the days go by- They see no more earth's agony. So lay her back to take her rest, ' Our darling,' for we loved her best Her small hands crossed upon her breast, Her quiet feet unto the west.   1858 Birth of Jean-André Soulié ("Jahn-Ahn-Dray Soo-lee-aye"), French Roman Catholic missionary herbalist, healer, and botanist. Like many of the first plant collectors, Jean-André was a Catholic missionary working for the Paris Foreign Missions - an organization that sent millions of plant and animal specimens back to the National Museum of Natural History in Paris for scientific study. Jean-André alone collected over seven thousand specimens of dried plants and seeds during his twenty years in Asia, where he had become so fluent in the different Chinese dialects that he could pass as a local. Plant collecting in China was a dangerous task. Collectors encountered not only tricky terrain but also political upheaval. The Opium Wars and the ongoing dispute with Tibet increased distrust and hostility toward foreigners. In 1905, in retaliation for an invasion of Tibet by a British explorer named Francis Younghusband, Jean-André was a victim of the "lama revolt" and was abducted by Tibetan monks. He was kidnapped in the field while packing his plant specimens. Jean-André was tortured for over two weeks before finally being shot dead by his captors. The church Jean-André helped to build was destroyed during the revolution. However, it was rebuilt in a new location and still stands today - in a community where Catholics and Tibetan Buddhists live peacefully. Jean-André Soulié is remembered for discovering the Rosa soulieana and the butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii). He also has a Rhododendron, a Lily, and Primula named in his honor.   1860 Birth of Rosamund Marriott Watson, English poet, nature writer, and critic. Known as Rose to her family and friends, Rosamund wrote under the pseudonyms Graham R. Tomson and Rushworth (or R.) Armytage. Rosamund was a prolific gardener and garden writer. Her writings were put together and published in The Heart of a Garden (1906) which began with this verse from one of her original poems: I dreamed the peach-trees blossomed once again, dreamed the birds were calling in the dew,  Sun-rays fell round me like a golden rain, And all was well with us and life was new.   The Heart of a Garden was organized by seasons. In the early fall chapter called The Breath of Autumn, Rosamund wrote, But one should not SO much as breathe the name of frost as yet; it is in a sense a tempting of Providence, and late summer has many good days in store for us still. The swallows skim, now low, now high, above the rose garden, the sun-dial has daily but a few less shining hours to number, bats flit busily in the dim blue dusk, and roses are in bloom. It is far too early even to dream of frost.     Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation Creating a Garden Retreat by Virginia Johnson 0914 This book came out in 2022, and the subtitle is An Artist's Guide to Planting an Outdoor Sanctuary. And I want you to key in on that word artist because Virginia is an artist, and here's what Workman, the publisher, wrote about Virginia's book: Through ethereal illustrations, textile designer and artist Virginia Johnson takes the reader on her own garden journey, from blank slate to dreamscape. Over the years, she has transformed a small, narrow city lot into a garden that is personal, carefree, wild, and welcoming. It all began with a fence to allow her children to play freely... [Virginia] explains her process with ease and clarity, bringing her ideas to life through words and illustrations so that readers can be encouraged and empowered to start their own garden journeys. This book is organized into clear chapters: trees and shrubs, vines, flowers, seasons, edibles, and more.   What I like best about this book is that it feels like I am reading Virginia's garden journal. It's so friendly. From the handwriting font to the beautiful sketches, this is truly an artist putting together a garden book. And so, the art in this book - the watercolors - is just gorgeous. They're breezy. They're casual. And they accompany every single page and they make this book such a joy to read. The other thing that I love about what Virginia did with this book is she personalizes everything. She doesn't just talk about a plant. She talks about the plant and her family, and her life. Let me give you an example. Here, she's talking about her trees and shrubs, and she has this little section on Magnolia with beautiful watercolors of Magnolia. I think these are the prettiest trees on the planet, but would they be too big for my garden?  The classic saucer magnolia grows to 30 feet high and wide, but the magnolias in the US National Arboretum's "girls" series grow only 15 feet high. It being mid-May, they were in flower and quite irresistible. I love the teacup shape of their blossoms. I love their architectural profile, too: multistemmed, with graceful, outreaching branches. chose the deep-magenta-blooming 'Ann' to remind me of my grandmother.   See what I mean? Virginia's talking about the Magnolia; she shares this great tip about the smaller, more compact Magnolias available. And then, she personalized the Magnolia by telling us which one she picked and her emotional connection to that plant. Another aspect that I  like about Virginia's book is that you can tell that she is cultured - that she has done some living. She's a traveler, a reader, and yes, she is a romantic. (You can tell by the flowers she picks for her garden). I wanted to share another little snippet, and this one is from a little section where she talks about vines. Vines have always had romantic associations for me. Trailing vines, climbing vines: the words themselves are lyrical and promise not just growth but a plant that wants to wriggle away like a child, to explore and attempt daring feats, scaling walls and structures and houses all while showing off.  Trail, trail went Mrs. Wilcox's dresses through the garden in E. M. Forster's novel Howards End. Trailing vines are their own kind of loveliness, less about exploring than falling gracefully over the side of an urn or doorframe. And they're so fun to paint; you have to get the feeling of them,get inside them, capture their abundance and movement.   Virginia is also practical and thrifty, and that's a beautiful counterpoint to her artistic and evocative side. Virginia shares: As a beginner gardener and a pragmatist, I spend my energy on perennial plants, not annuals. Who wants to plant a bunch of things that won't come up again next year? Of course, I do buy a few annuals, but only for pots. I know that they will look pretty and add color and that at the end of the year, they'll have completed their lives. But because I wanted a garden that would come up by itself, without my having to replant every spring, I researched mainly perennials.  I also wanted blooms staggered throughout the growing season, so I took into account what was already in place: pear blossoms and lilacs in May, climbing hydrangeas in July and August. The peonies and roses would flower in June, but at different times, while the hollyhocks would peak in July and August. It would all be a leap of faith. Well, leap, she did. Virginia is one of us. She is a gardener through and through. This book contains many wonderful relatable moments and delightful little snippets that make you laugh, smile, and nod in agreement. I want to share one final little excerpt. And this is where she's talking about dining Alfresco. And I thought this was great because, hopefully, we will have a few more opportunities to eat outside with family and friends before fall gives away winter. Here's Virginia Johnson on dining Alfresco. On a vacation in Greece, during a long drive through the mountains, our kids were ravenous, but the nearest village was closed for afternoon siesta. Where to eat? My husband approached a taverna, explaining our situation in halting Greek. The cook fired up the stove and soon emerged with a steaming frittata, which my picky kids gobbled up. Ever since then, the frittata has become a family staple. Eggs, potatoes, salt, and a sprinkling of rosemary from our garden: that's it. We re-create the memorable meal and enjoy it in our own backyard, wearing our straw hats and imagining we're back in that Greek village.   Well, this book is 192 pages of beautiful memories like that, and it's all built around the garden and being a gardener. You can get a copy of Creating a Garden Retreat by Virginia Johnson and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $14.   Botanic Spark 1943 Birth of Gilles Clément ("Jeel Clee-mon"), French gardener, agronomist, garden designer, botanist, entomologist, and writer. Gilles started experimenting in his garden at La Vallée ("La Val-lay"). There Gilles lives in a simple hut home that he built using native materials sourced on the property. During his long career, Gilles devised many landscaping concepts, including the garden movement (Jardin en Mouvement), the global garden (Jardin planétaire), and the third landscape (tiers paysage). To Gilles, the term garden movement was inspired by the physical movement of plants in the garden. For example, in the garden, a gardener must decide whether to allow the plants to spread or to control them. The global garden reflects that gardens are inextricably part of life on the planet, and they are confined by the limits of their environment. Today, garden environments are experiencing radical changes as the earth confronts climate change. As the earth goes, so go our gardens. While many gardeners still think of gardens as enclosed spaces - often fenced off from their surroundings, Gilles says that, The "planetary garden" is a means of considering ecology as the integration of humanity - the gardeners - into its smallest spaces. Ecology itself destroys the notion of the 'enclosed' garden. Birds, ants, and mushrooms recognize no boundaries between territory that is policed and space that is wild. Ecology's primary concern is nature in its entirety, and not the garden in particular. The enclosure was always an illusion; a garden is bound to be a planetary index.   Finally, Gilles's concept of a third landscape borrows its name from an Abbé Sieyès term - the "third estate," - a term coined during the French Revolution to identify people who weren't part of nobility or clergy. To Gilles, the third landscape represents the low places, the ordinary places - everyday places that are forgotten, derided, ignored, or abandoned by man. These misfits or orphaned areas lie outside agroforestry or land management. Third Landscapes are made up of edges and odd-shaped parcels. They can be abandoned sites or neglected spaces along the margins of daily life - think of highway shoulders, riverbanks, fallow areas, wastelands, etc. Gilles sees the third landscape as unembraced treasure - offering unique biological riches and limitless potential for reinvention.  As for the garden, Gilles once wrote, [A garden] is territory where everything is intermingled: flowers, fruit, vegetables. I define the garden as the only territory where man and nature meet, in which dreaming is allowed. It is in this space that man can be in a utopia that is the happiness of his dreams.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee    Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community   Historical Events 1713 Death of Henry Compton, Bishop of London from 1675 to 1713. Although Henry played an important role in English political and religious circles, his main passion was plants — especially scarce and exotic plants. It was said that Henry relished staying on the fringes of Charles II's court because it gave him more time to devote to his plants and gardens. One of his closest friends was one of the earliest English parson-naturalists, John Ray, who published the first account of North American flora in his Historia Plantarum (1688). Since Henry's role overseeing the Church extended to the American Colonies, Henry was able to get his hands on all the new plant discoveries from the new world. Henry even personally sent a man named John Banister to collect plants for him in Virginia. John is most remembered for sending Henry the Magnolia virginiana and Dodecatheon media. Tragically, John died at 38 after falling from a cliff while exploring the area above James River.  Between his involvement with the top plant explorers and nurseries of his day and his special relationship with the Tradescant family, Henry was able to fully stock his garden at Fulham Palace. This Tudor country house was home to England's clergy for over a millennium. When he was alive, Henry's garden was reputed to have a greater variety of plants than any other garden in England. It featured over 1,000 exotic plants and tropicals, making it one of his time's most popular, envied, and essential gardens. Henry's kitchen garden always grew a great crop of his favorite vegetable: kidney beans. In 1686, even William Penn's Pennsylvania gardener was keen to swap seeds and plants with Henry Compton. History records that Henry felt guilt about the amount of church money he had invested in plants. His collection of trees was also particularly exciting. Henry grew the first Liriodendron tulipifera (the tulip tree), Liquidambar (American Sweetgum) used as a veneer or satinwood in furniture, Acacia, Mahogany, and Maple trees in England. The garden designer Capability Brown found a special inspiration after touring Fulham, and it was there that he first saw the cluster-pin, the ash-maple, the cork oak, the black Virginian walnut, and the honey locust. Henry also grew the first American azalea grown in England, Rhododendron viscosum. Henry even managed to grow the first coffee tree in England with the help of his heated "stove.". In 1698, the Governor of Virginia personally sent Henry a Magnolia virginiana for "his paradise at Fulham." Three hundred years after Henry planted the first Magnolia virginiana grown in Europe at St. Anne's Church, a new tree was planted in the exact same spot to honor the botanical work of Bishop Henry Compton. The Arnold Arboretum at Harvard propagated the Magnolia sapling, and it was hand-delivered by Vi Lort Phillips, a member of the International Dendrology Society. The tree was planted on the 19th of May in 1992 and is already forty years old this year (2022).  St. Anne's Church was special to Henry. He consecrated the grounds in honor of Queen Anne because he had tutored both Princesses Mary and Anne when they were young.   1893 Birth of Miroslav Krleža, Yugoslav and Croatian writer, poet, and cultural influencer. Miroslav's nickname was Fritz, and he is often credited as the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century. Miroslav believed that Serbs and Croats were one people suffering from two national consciences, which inevitably pitted them against each other. Today three hours west of his hometown of Zagreb, a celebrated statue of Miroslav stands in Opatija above the city's famous Slatina Beach. During WWI, Miroslav wrote in his diary at the Croatian Botanical Garden in Zagreb. The relaxing gardens edge the city railroad tracks before blending into the native grass and forestlands that feather the countryside. Although Miroslav found the garden suitable for writing, he dismissed its beauty and criticized it as a "boring second-rate cemetery."  Miroslav served in the same regiment as Yugoslavian communist dictator Tito during the war, but the two men didn't become lifelong friends until 1937. Tito protected Krleža from pressures in his party. Tito once told him, I know you're an old liberal and that you disagree with me on many things, but I wouldn't want to lose you.   In 1938, Miroslav wrote On the Edge of Reason - an instant classic about human nature, hypocrisy, conformism, and stupidity. Miroslav once wrote, There is no justice even among flowers.   1908 Birth of Herbert Rappaport, Austrian-Soviet screenwriter, and film director. Born in Vienna, Herbert first studied law before finding work in the movie business. In 1936, he was invited to help internationalize Soviet Cinema, and he spent the next four decades working as a filmmaker in Russia. Herbert once wrote, I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some.   1944 Birth of Manny Steward, American boxer, trainer, and commentator for HBO Boxing. He was known as The Godfather of Detroit Boxing and trained 41 world champion fighters during his long career, including Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis, and Wladimir Klitschko. He once wrote, My favorite hobby is being alone. I like to be alone. I also like dancing, fishing, playing poker sometimes and vegetable gardening – corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, I have a big garden every year.   Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation The Gardener's Palette by Jo Thompson This book came out in 2022, and the subtitle is Creating Colour Harmony in the garden. Jo Thompson is one of Britain's leading garden designers, and this is her second book, which was written in conjunction with the Royal Horticultural Society. Well, the title of this book says it all - palettes - masterfully proven gorgeous color combinations for your garden. I've found that the most challenging job about palettes is not picking them but sticking to them. And it's usually when we get into times of color droughts in our garden or hit an excellent garden sale that we break with our palette, and then the garden can slowly devolve into something a little wild and wooly.  That said, if you feel you're ready to make a change and take a more disciplined approach to what you plant in your flower garden, then Jo's book will be a fantastic resource. Jo is a color master - a purveyor of color palettes. She serves up 100 palette options and then identifies the plants you should be scouting to make your palette a reality. The photos in this book are incredibly inspiring and beautifully illustrate why the colors work so well together in a garden. Garden's Illustrated recently shared Jo's top five favorite color combos. Her picks included the following: Tutti Fruitti is bright magentas, and fizzing oranges delight as they catch the eye. Sherberts offers mouthwatering sherbet colors work softly with each other to create a feel that at the same time both look backward and forwards, bringing with their soft tones both familiarity and excitement. Wine, peach, and coral is a combination of colors that work together and create surprising harmony due to the surprising tones that they share deep within their petals. Pink is a garden classic. This shade resonates in the memory. Soft and pretty, elegant, a color that stops us in our tracks. Green & White: Green and white is the freshness of morning light, the elegance of midday light, and the serenity of the light in the evening. A gentle palette that is timeless in its appeal.   This book is 388-pages of 100 different palette options for your garden, along with beautifully inspiring images, plant selections, and Jo's personal design preferences and tips. You can get a copy of The Gardener's Palette by Jo Thompson and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $40.   Botanic Spark 1907 Birth of Robert Heinlein, American science-fiction writer. Robert is remembered for his classic book, Stranger in a Strange Land (1961). Robert wrote many wonderful euphemisms, like this humorous quote, Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.   But Robert also appreciated the power and beauty of nature. In Time Enough for Love (1979), Robert wrote, Money is a powerful aphrodisiac. But flowers work almost as well.   In The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1988), Robert wrote, “Butterflies are not insects," Captain John Sterling said soberly. "They are self-propelled flowers."   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.