Captivating Cactus and Striking Succulents – 52 in a series – Pereskiva from The Cactaceae (1919) from The Cactaceae. v.1. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington,1919-1923. Buy copies of this print Follow @agardenersnotebook on Instagram Like A Gardener’s Notebook on Facebook Find more books on Bookshop and Help Indie Book Stores! * A portion of each […]
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Vintage Botanical Prints – 12 in a series – Passiflora kermesina print from The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany (1837) Buy this print Click for larger Image from The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany (1837) via The Internet Archive A slender climbing shrub, with a smooth round dark-green stem. The leaves […]
Garden Leaves: Magnolia grandiflora Spotted in a neighbor’s yard during our evening walk. Even the leaves of this tree are large and dramatic, just like its flowers. Often we focus on the flowers of our garden plants while ignoring the leaves that provide then background and structure for those blooms to shine. Let’s give the […]
Historical Seed Catalogs – 78 in a series – Compliments of Miss Emma V. White (1918) Download in Text, PDF, Single Page JPG, Torrent from Archive.org SEE MORE: Publication date 1918 Topics Flowers Seeds Catalogs, Seeds Catalogs, Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Publisher Minneapolis, Minn. : E.V. White Collection usda-nurseryandseedcatalog; usdanationalagriculturallibrary; fedlink; americana; biodiversity Digitizing sponsor U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library Contributor U.S. Department […]
Dazzling Dahlias – 42 in a series – Dahlia simplex from Choix des plus belles fleurs :et des plus beaux fruits (1833) from Choix des plus belles fleurs :et des plus beaux fruits (183 via Biodiversity Heritage Library An interesting link found among my daily reading Read more on this topic: Dazzling Dahlias – 20 […]
From the book, Our sentimental garden by Agnes Castle and Egerton Castle (1914). Works Illustrated By Charles Robinson . There are many lovely pieces of art in this book and I will be sharing them over the next several weeks. You can download the entire book from the Internet Archive. Read/Download Our sentimental garden by Agnes Castle and Egerton Castle […]
Vintage Botanical Prints – 11 in a series – Apple Blossoms from Flower pictures (1914) by Maude Angell Click for larger Image from Bouquet from Flower pictures (1914) by Maude Angell via the Internet Archive Buy prints and cards of this historical image Read more on this topic: Vintage Botanical Prints – 1 in a […]
Tomatoes Keep On Going Follow Me On Instagram From my Instagram Feed Read more on this topic: In the garden…Tomato Seedlings from store-bought tomatoes via TikTok [Video] Tomatoes Coming On via Instagram Green tomatoes via Instagram and TikTok Tomatoes Coming On via Instagram Tomato seedlings from store-bought tomatoes via Instagram
Historical Garden Books – 94 in a series – Instruction book for transplanting and managing fruits and ornamental trees, shrubs, vines and flowers from National Nurseries (1923) Download in Text, PDF, Single Page JPG, TORRENT from Archive.org See more like this: Publication date 1923 Topics Transplanting (Plant culture) Handbooks, manuals, etc, Fruit-culture Handbooks, manuals, etc, Gardening Handbooks, manuals, etc, Nurseries […]
Captivating Cactus and Striking Succulents – 51 in a series – Sedum Japonicum – Tokyo Sun via Succulent City on Instagram It’s an attractive succulent forming ground foliage, usually yellow when grown in full sun and lime green when grown in shade.Grow it in sandy, well-draining soils and be careful not to injure the leaves […]
