tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post6163337865725834276..comments2023-06-22T04:35:46.408-04:00Comments on Green-Wood Cemetery Trees: Mountain Laurelkatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-38601503045431502552010-05-25T07:13:38.890-04:002010-05-25T07:13:38.890-04:00"puckering them into a sort of decagonal bowl..."puckering them into a sort of decagonal bowl". Well said. Do you know the site The Intercontinental Gardener? Here is her piece about the sad decline of Pehr Kalm's Turku garden, photos of disheveled crab apples and Morus rubra, a vestige (perhaps) of Kalm and Linneaus' interest in fostering a Scandinavian silk industry. <br />The blog's 2009 article recounts efforts to save the historically, culturally, and botanically important gardens. The comments are in Finnish, but one says, "Superintressant!"<br />http://intercontinentalgardener.blogspot.com/2009/08/save-forgotten-gardens-of-pehr-kalm.htmlLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048914066941119964noreply@blogger.com