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Author Archives: Geoffrey Denny

Cement & Blue Poppies

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Geoffrey Denny

Jennie & Robert Jennie Butchart moved to Vancouver Island with her husband, Robert, in the first few years of the 20th Century. He had the recipe for Portland cement and was about to start a business that was one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Women in Horticulture

The Horticultural Julia Child & Her Plant Friday

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Geoffrey Denny

Thalassa Cruso (1909-1997) In one of those stories that families share about their past members, Thalassa’s great, great something or other, on her father’s side, went to school with Daniel Defoe. He added an ”e” to the surname and bestowed … Continue reading →

Posted in Women in Horticulture

The Mummy & The Ladies’ Garden Club

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Geoffrey Denny

Jane Webb wrote “The Mummy” in 1827. It was published anonymously, but she wrote the science fiction classic, before it was called science fiction. The futuristic, 21st Century steam plow she described in it really flipped the switches for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Women in Horticulture

Luther Burbank was the Male Theodosia Shepherd

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Geoffrey Denny

  Theodosia Burr Shepherd wanted to help her daughters, and other women, find an alternative to the drudgery of housework in floriculture. She developed the California flower seed industry in 1874. She wrote broadly about floriculture and women’s place in … Continue reading →

Posted in Women in Horticulture

How Well Do You Know Winter Flowers for the South?

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Geoffrey Denny
Posted in Quizzes | Tagged fall is for planting, quiz, trees

Which Spring Flowering Tree Should You Plant This Fall?

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Geoffrey Denny
Posted in Quizzes | Tagged fall is for planting, quiz, trees

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