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Thursday, October 5, 2017

1889 - Seed Crafts for the Clever Child (With Notes for Modern Parents)

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As a retired art teacher, I applaud any craft that gets a child using their hands, especially ones that turn "nothing" into somet...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

1887 - Elder's Wife's Way to Save Seed, and Another Way

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Herbaceous Border by Helen Allingham T hese two people have differing approaches to seed gathering, and life!   Elder's Wife seems...
Tuesday, October 3, 2017

1884 - Seed Humor ...really!

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Meissonier This story was published in 1884 in  The Gardeners' Magazine , Volume 27.  I find the originals tough on my eyes and ac...
Sunday, October 1, 2017

1881 - A Little Advice on Saving Flower Seeds

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I grew up in a household where grubby seed filled envelopes and twisted bits of tissue were tucked in drawers.  They may have never reach...

1859 - A Seed Saver's Gentle Rant

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I t's time to look around the garden for flower seeds to save! The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its b...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

1894 - Today's Farm Litho: Bird's Eye View of Burpee Seed Farm

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W hat can make a lithograph more appealing to me?   Being a bird's eye view of something, that's what!! It is just so much ...
Sunday, September 17, 2017

1893 - Lush Lithos in Fall Seed & Bulb Catalog of John Lewis Childs

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J oin me in luxuriating in the colors and patterns of two of John Lewis Childs magnificent fall seed catalog's lithographs.  I love ...