Happy March, faithful readers!For those of you who have access to tv during the day or TiVO, be sure to check out the Martha Stewart Show tomorrow, March 2nd, for what is sure to be an educational and entertaining segment on Heirloom Begonias with Martha and Lloyd Traven. Traven, owner of Peace Tree Farm, a certified organic wholesale greenhouse in Kintnersville, PA has been collecting and sharing heirloom begonias for most of his life, and oddly enough, Martha Stewart shares this same passion with a man who could EASILY pass for Jerry Garcia.
For us Gen X/Yers, Martha might not be the hippest girl on the block, but we must admit she has a nack for a sophisticated style that is unpresidented, even if it's borderline obsessive when it comes to perfection. However, begonias are quite hip and "retro" as they envoke memories of our childhood visits to Aunt Jeanie's farm house in VT. Grandma's plants are cool again as we all seek to keep a grasp onto our most cherrished elements of our childhood. So even if you don't know a single iota about begonias, check out the show on tv or online - these plants are totally deserve their 15 Minutes of Fame!
Plant On and Rock On,
Stephanie
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Photo Credit: LRT, 2009
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