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Hindsight is 20/20: Historical Horticulture

1903 — “You speak of arsenate of lead. I have for the last two years used white arsenic and found it much preferable to Paris green. What…

Oct 27, 2023

Hindsight is 20/20: Historical Horticulture

Oct 27, 2023

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Becoming the Mother of Dragon (Fruits)

Two years ago, I was minding my own business while shopping for groceries when a pink flash from the corner of eye...

Oct 14, 2023

Becoming the Mother of Dragon (Fruits)

Oct 14, 2023

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3 Sources I Use to Track Down Elusive Plant-Related Journal Papers — Historical and Contemporary

As someone without current institutional access to journals.

Jul 10, 2024

3 Sources I Use to Track Down Elusive Plant-Related Journal Papers — Historical and Contemporary

Jul 10, 2024

Writing About Plants: Questions for the Interested Reader

I Want to Write About Plants — From Biology, to Tissue Culture, to Gardening, but I Need Your Help!

Mar 4, 2024

Writing About Plants: Questions for the Interested Reader

Mar 4, 2024

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New Year, New Garden

Plans and Goals for My 2024 Garden Season

Jan 3, 2024

New Year, New Garden

Jan 3, 2024

A Word of Wisdom on “Female Diseases” — 1898 | Historical Records

“It is the habit of a great many practitioners, when they are not able to make a diagnosis, to say, ‘female trouble.’ I think I know of…

Jan 2, 2024

A Word of Wisdom on “Female Diseases” — 1898 | Historical Records

Jan 2, 2024

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“Farmers Wives As Florists” | Historical Horticulture

1887- “Let women be florists, thus blending profit with pleasure and making earth full of heaven…”

Nov 4, 2023

“Farmers Wives As Florists” | Historical Horticulture

Nov 4, 2023

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Horticulture Saves Lives | Historical Horticulture

1885 — “Twenty-eight years ago I was a wreck in health, and my physician warned me that I might die at any moment, and at best could not…

Nov 2, 2023

Horticulture Saves Lives | Historical Horticulture

Nov 2, 2023

Fancy a Pumpkin Spice…but NOT the Starbucks Price?

Then Grab Your Moka Pot for a Homemade Delight!

Nov 1, 2023

Fancy a Pumpkin Spice…but NOT the Starbucks Price?

Nov 1, 2023

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Rising from the Ashes: Historical Horticulture

1908 — “With the coming of the whites there was a cessation of the fires, and the lodgement and growth of the wind-snow aspen seed on the…

Oct 31, 2023

Rising from the Ashes: Historical Horticulture

Oct 31, 2023

Rachel Helmich, M.S.

Rachel Helmich, M.S.

I'm Rach and I'm a horticulturist by day and a naturalist, dreamer, and forever learner by night. Find me @rachelhelmich and @avhelmbotanic on Instagram!

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