Mr. Lanham wrote that the day dawned “cloudy, foggy and cool,” with “heavy dew on everything.” Up at 5:30 a.m., Mr. Lanham tied up his sagging peonies and planted some Elizabeth Campbell phlox to replace some that had died. “Everything wet and messy,” Mr. Lanham complained.This illustration from a 1913 catalog put out by the Henry A. Dreer Nursery showc…
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