I will never be without blackberries here. Even if I somehow eradicate them all, they spill over the fence from the neighbours' place. The berries are delicious, but one doesn't want to be overrun by blackberry bushes. They are, alas, invasive.

The guy who started it all? Luther Burbank. His story fascinates me.

https://daily.jstor.org/the-himalayan-blackberry-and-the-dream-of-american-progress/

#blackberry #blackberries #HimalayanBlackberry #LutherBurbank #InvasivePlant #PNW #BC #BritishColumbia

Late Summer flowers 🌻

#lutherburbank #lutherburbankhomeandgardens #santarosa #sonomacounty #sonomavalley #california #flowers #blossom #sunflower #roadtrip #weekendtrip #sunnyday #photography #travelphotography #naturephotography #fuji #fujifilmxs10 #fujinonxf1680mmf4 #provia #filmsimulation #editedincaptureone

#January 5, 1893
#OTD #Yogi Yogananda, #Indian #Hindu #Monk, is born.

He is regarded as the #Father of #Yoga in the #West.
Fans of his autobiography included George Harrison & Steve Jobs.

After the American #Botanist, #LutherBurbank died in 1926, Yogi wrote,

"Webster's Dictionary [lists the word #Burbank as a verb] & defines it:

To cross or graft (a plant)... to improve by selecting good features...

Beloved Burbank... your very name is now a synonym for #Goodness!"

#Gardening #Garden

@davidbenque @InvaderXan Oh interesting! Thanks for mentioning that book.

I'm fascinated by Luther Burbank's work. I grow one of the plants he developed: sunberry, also known as wonderberry. And who knows what else? Wikipedia says "He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career. "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burbank

#garden #gardening #history #horticulture #LutherBurbank