Gardener Bloggers’ Muse Day – August 2011

The month of August, per Edith Holden’s “Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady” …

This month received it’s present name from the Emperor Augustus, and was selected not as being his natal month, but because in it his greatest good fortune happened to him. As July contained 31 days, and August only 30, it was thought necessary to add another day to the latter month, in order that Augustus might not be in any respect inferior to Julius.

And from the collection of poetry Ms. Holden has been kind enough to share with us …

Fairest of months! ripe Summer’s Queen
The hey-day of the year
With robes that gleam with sunny sheen,
Sweet August doth appear.

Author: R. Cambe Miller

Whereforth cometh the inspiration to wax poetic? Garden Bloggers’ Muse Day, where Carolyn Choi of Sweet Home and Garden Chicago has invited bloggers to share our favorite poems, songs, verses and quotes about gardening on the first of the month.  Carolyn is leaving Chicagoland and her blog to follow her heart to North Carolina.  Thanks to Carolyn for her inspiration.

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