Principal Garden Characters and Botanical Names
A reader friendly guide compares Tolstoys Anna Karenina and plant naming. It notes plants have genus and species names and may carry multiple names during renaming. The piece parallels literary character name confusion with botanical nomenclature changes and clarifies how plant names evolve over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina
Anna
Oblonsky
Prince Stepan Arkadykch
Stiva
Powers-That-Be
Garden Mosses and Moonflower Names Explained
This piece explains plant name confusion with Moonflower shared names and moss mislabels. It clarifies true mosses versus epiphytes like Spanish moss and notes their care, habitat, and decorative uses. It also mentions Irish and Scotch mosses as Sagina species and small garden observations from Susan Elder in Aiken.
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Virginia
Argentina
Wildwood Garden Club Sets Meeting and Planting Plans
The Wildwood Garden Club gathered Sept. 1 at Olive Morrison’s home with hostesses Morrison and Gloria Sholin. Members learned plant propagation and French layering techniques, discussed memorials for late president Eileen Ridge, and reviewed Aiken Garden Council projects including the Christmas at Hopelands.
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Wildwood Garden Club
Olive Morrison
Gloria Sholin
Olive
Jacque Rees
Rees
Anne Cunningham
Shirl O'Neal
Carole Fowler
Eileen Ridge
Ridge
Banksia
Bird Committee
O'Neal
Fowler
Aiken Garden Council
Garden Council
Aiken Garden Club
Wildwood
Garden Council Properties
Judy Clark
Doll House
Garden Committee
Donna Burns
Hopelands
Clara Turner
Irene Monicai
Patsy Parks
Aiken Garden
Hank Salley
Irene Monica
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Darya Alexandrovna
Nag Cee
Vronsky
Susan Elder
Aiken
Janome
Dunagan’s
Sewing & Vacuum Center
Whiskey Rd
Dunagans
DJ OL
Classic Garden & Antiques
National Hills
Washington Road
Augusta
CSRA
Savannah River Banking Company
Silver Bluff Rd
South Carolina
Savannahriverbanking.com
Sundance Jr
E Metals
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