I didn’t know Oliver Wendell Holmes thought the odors of boxwoods “carry us out of time into the abysses of the unbeginning past.” I didn’t know that the necks of daffodils bulge when their ova are fertilized. At least, I didn’t know such things before my wife Grace started to garden, and then to chronicle her experiences in a new blog . I think it’s delightful, but don’t take my spousal word for it–check it out!
Originally published April 22, 2010. Copyright 2010 Carl Zimmer.