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by Deb ShawThe Huntington Botanical Gardens Forever stamp from the US Postal Service.The US Post Office is honoring ten US Botanical Gardens with a new Forever stamp, released this month. The gardens at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino is one of those ten. Entitled Beauty and Order, the American Gardens Forever® stamps features gardens designed from 1889 through today.Art director Ethel Kessler designed each stamp with a small but evocative photograph representing each garden, taken by Allen Rokach between 1996 and 2014.The USPS press release and website states:“The love of gardening stretches back to the earliest years of our country, inspiring George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other Founding Fathers to plant some of America’s most iconic colonial-era gardens. From the 19th century to today, landscape designers have continued that tradition.”The featured gardens include:The Huntington Botanical Gardens (California);Biltmore Estate Gardens (North Carolina);Brooklyn Botanic Garden (New York);Chicago Botanic Garden (Illinois);Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (Maine);Dumbarton Oaks Garden (District of Columbia);Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park (Florida);Norfolk Botanical Garden (Virginia);Stan Hywet Hall Gardens (Ohio); andWinterthur Garden (Delaware).The American Gardens Forever stamps honoring ten US gardens were released by the US Post Office in May, 2020.Millions of Americans visit public and private gardens each year.The postal service does not receive tax dollars for operations, relying on the sale of postage, products and services for funding. Information about ordering the “American Gardens” Forever stamps can be found on USPS.com.Rate this:Share this:PrintMoreRedditTwitterEmailLinkedInTumblrFacebookPocketLike this:Like Loading... by Diane Daly, posted by Deb ShawIf you have Netflix and are looking for a cute, feel good movie, check out Dare to be Wild . It s a true story about Chelsea Flower show garden designer Mary Reynolds, starring Emma Greenwell, Tom Hughes, and Janie Dee.Writer and director Vivienne De Courcy was inspired to tell the story when she hired Irish landscape designer Mary Reynolds to design her garden.Rate this:Share this:PrintMoreRedditTwitterEmailLinkedInTumblrFacebookPocketLike this:Like Loading... The BAGSC Botanical Day of Art is almost here, and the website has been updated with more information. There are still a few spots available for:Sunday, January 26, 20209:00 am to 4:00 pmLos Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007Cost, BAGSC Members: $50Non-Members: $60Be sure to visit the BAGSC website at https://bagsc.org/classes/bagsc-botanical-art-workshop-2020 to review updated information, including:A full schedule of the day;Instructors and subjects for each of the four sessions;Supplies provided;Supplies for sharing;AND the BAGSC Mercado!Last year we sold extras from the art supplies purchased for the Day of Art, and participants were clamoring for more. We have just added a BAGSC Mercado to the day: in addition to the workshop sessions, BAGSC will be selling extra art supplies purchased for the Day of Art as well as gently-used art supplies in our very own Art Supply Mercado.Please bring cash or check; credit cards will not be accepted for the Art Supply Mercado.Registration is online and easy. Hope to see you there!Rate this:Share this:PrintMoreRedditTwitterEmailLinkedInTumblrFacebookPocketLike this:Like Loading... Subscribe to BAGSC News by Email Follow Blog via Email Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 160 other followers Privacy Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

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