Castor Bean Pods (Ricinus communis) via Instagram
What is your favorite plant? Leave a comment and share! Castor Bean Pods (Ricinus communis) A scene from the Orto Botanico in the Brera district of Milan While castor bean is Continue Reading
What I’m Reading: The Garden Book of California (1906) – 3 in a series – “…I wish to make a plea for a decorative plant too little used: the cactus.”
This new series is an ongoing collection of quotes from the books I am currently reading. — Douglas See more cactus pictures and posts on A Gardener’s Notebook ”And now Continue Reading
Queen Of The Night Cactus (ca 1900) via Internet Archive
Queen Of The Night Cactus (ca 1900) via Internet Archive Beautiful historic image https://archive.org/details/queenofthenightcactus and Follow Join A Gardener’s Notebook on Facebook Don’t miss a single post! Sign up for Continue Reading
Historical Seed Catalogs: A few choice seeds and plants worthy of general culture (1898) – 31 in a series
Archive.org has a host of old seed catalogs (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. I happened across a few in my Continue Reading
Golden Cosmos via Instagram
What is your favorite flower? Leave a comment and share! Golden Cosmos Orto Botanico so Brera, Milano, Italia Another fine shot from my second visit to this garden. Highly recommended should Continue Reading
Historical Garden Books: Vick’s magazine (1908) – 43 in a series
Archive.org has a host of old gardening books (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. I happened across a few in my Continue Reading
Foreground/Background via Instagram
What are your favorite sights in Italy? Share in the comments! Foreground/Background A scene from the Orto Botanico in the Brera district of Milan You can create layered views in even the Continue Reading
Smithsonian Scientists Are Using Ginkgo Leaves to Study Climate Change—and They Need Your Help via Smithsonian
The next time you venture into the great outdoors, keep an eye out for Ginkgo biloba trees, which can be easily identified by their distinctive fan-shaped leaves. If you find one—and Continue Reading
Historical Seed Catalogs: Park’s floral guide (1906) – 30 in a series
Archive.org has a host of old seed catalogs (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. I happened across a few in my Continue Reading
Begonia? via Instagram
What are your favorite sights in Italy? Share in the comments! Begonia? A scene from the Orto Botanico in the Brera district of Milan I believe this is a begonia but I Continue Reading