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Vintage Botanical Prints – 2 in a series – Turnera elegans from The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany (1837)

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

Vintage Botanical Prints – 2 in a series – Turnera elegans from The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany (1837)

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from The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany (1837) via The Internet Archive

A slender evergreen shrub, about three feet high, with round green branches, covered with short, simple, somewhat appressed hairs. Leaves obscurely scabrous, with short simple pubescence, more especially on the veins and margins, and furnished at the base with two circular depressed glands. Flowers sessile, petiolar, with two subulate, slightly hairy bracteoles.

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Tomatoes Coming On via Instagram

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

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This Is the Easiest Way to Avoid Overwatering Plants, According to the Royal Horticultural Society via Apartment Therapy

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

Just like many other events (like our Small/Cool Experience!), the Royal Horticulture Society made their annual Chelsea Garden Show virtual for the first time in 107 years. While it’s not over, horticulturalist experts have already shared an abundance of tips on how to successfully grow your own plants—including a clever way on how to avoid overwatering it.

Each day’s lineup is available for viewing on the RHS website, and Thursday was filled with helpful tips on how to grow your own vegetables and flowers. A panel answering audience questions about gardening took place between four of the RHS Gardening Advisors, during which horticulturist Lenka Cooke provided a simple solution to figuring out whether or not your plant is overwatered: by regularly feeling its weight.

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Callistemon (Bottlebrushes) via Instagram

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

Callistemon (Bottlebrushes)

I have always loved these trees for their somewhat Seussian appearance. Recently, I came across some miniature shrub varieties that I think might for in my front garden.

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Vintage Botanical Prints – 1 in a series – Bouquet from Flower pictures (1914) by Maude Angell

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

Vintage Botanical Prints – 1 in a series – Bouquet from Flower pictures (1914) by Maude Angell

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Historical Seed Catalogs – 74 in a series – Seeds, plants, bulbs, tools, fertilizers, insecticides, &c. (1895) by Peter Henderson & Co.

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

Historical Seed Catalogs – 74 in a series – Seeds, plants, bulbs, tools, fertilizers, insecticides, &c. (1895) by Peter Henderson & Co.

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Publication date 1895
Topics Seeds Catalogs , Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs , Flowers Catalogs
Publisher New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Collection usda-nurseryandseedcatalog ; usdanationalagriculturallibrary ; fedlink ; americana ; biodiversity
Digitizing sponsor U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Contributor U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Language English
Volume 1895

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Geranium Flowers In The Garden via TikTok

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

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Geranium Leaves via Instagram

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

Geranium Leaves

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 leaves their due in the next few photos.

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New Design: Gerbera Daisies Tees and More Exclusively From Douglas E. Welch Design and Photography [For Sale]

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

New Design: Gerbera Daisies Tees and More Exclusively From Douglas E. Welch Design and Photography [For Sale]

These Gerbera daisies were originally from the memorial service of a close friend. Each time they bloom we are reminded of him. I think this is one of the best way of memorializing the important people in your life.

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Artwork from Our Sentimental Garden (1914) – 12 n a series

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

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.

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