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Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obession | Andrea Wulf

#naturalitsy read

I just loved this.

I also found the authors website and added a ton of oh I must read that …https://www.andreawulf.com/andrea-wulf/about-the-brother-gardeners.html

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AllDebooks Oh my 😍 2mo

Chrissyreadit so i thought it was slow- should i keep going? 2mo

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit I loved the pictures too. I dunno I‘m fascinated with the backstory and how plants got where 👩🏻‍🌾🪴 I did read a little everyday -maybe that‘s the key. 2mo

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Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obession | Andrea Wulf

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So interesting! Extensively researched and very readable. #NaturaLitsy

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The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire, and the Birth of an Obsession | Andrea Wulf

#Naturalitsy

Hi all, I've missed our weekly chats!

Here's the discussion thread for February's #buddyread for you to share your thoughts.
I really hope you enjoyed it. I still have the last section to go, so I will catch up over the next few days.
All welcome to join in the discussion.

AllDebooks Next up - March #buddyread https://litsy.com/p/U1NvY1VlRkY4

The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future

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Cuilin For a book that could have been dry, I found it exciting, compelling and informative. I loved it! I will be reading more by this author. I loved the relationships, the petty arguments by letter, the voyages, even Cpt Blythe showed up. The casual racism, slavery, and Imperialism though of its time was still frustrating. Overall well written. 2mo

TheBookHippie I love it. Almost done reading. 2mo

jlhammar Enlightening read! Really enjoyed. In Part I, I thought it was so interesting (and kind of funny from a modern day perspective) that Fairchild felt the need to attribute his hybrid to accident. And the uproar over and resistance to the Linneaus classification system, “inadequate because the sexual organs of plants were 'mere geewgaws'“ was also fascinating (and amusing 😆). 2mo

jlhammar This bit from Part 2 made me chuckle “His worst insult he saved for the hated Siegesbeck, who, as punishment for having so relentlessly criticised Linnaeus's sexual system, will be forever remembered in Siegesbeckia, a stinking weed that thrives in wasteland.“ 2mo

jlhammar Lots of disturbing behavior in Part 3 such as Banks and Solander taking Tupia, a Tahitian priest, back to England to “keep him as a curiosity.“ I liked how Banks gave his wife a brooch of dried moss and she was less than enthusiastic 😆 “fool that she likes diamonds better.“ 2mo

Bookwormjillk I spend a lot of time removing invasive plants and re-planting with native species, so I had had to chuckle at the topic of this book. I enjoyed it although I got all of the people confused. 2mo

yourfavouritemixtape I liked it a lot. It was very interesting and very entertaining to read. I also thought Fairchild‘s problem with his hybrid was fascinating. As well as Linneaus‘ story. 2mo

AllDebooks I'm so glad you enjoyed it @Cuilin @TheBookHippie @jlhammar @Bookwormjillk @yourfavouritemixtape 2mo

AllDebooks It was a completely unexpected read. I, too, thought it might be a bit dry and stuffy @Cuilin But Wulf has done a fantastic job at tracing these mens lives from the UK, Europe and the States. I was fascinated by the petty squabbles and felt for Bartram. He really was taken advantage before the subscription boxes started. 2mo

AllDebooks Who knew Linnaeus was such as ass? 🤔 2mo

AllDebooks I was quite surprised that a number of species I thought were native to UK are in fact, from the Americas. 2mo

Cuilin @AllDebooks I wondered if the author regretted naming her daughter Linnea. 2mo

Cuilin @jlhammar 🤣🤣🤣 2mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin 😅 2mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks I had this same thought when watching a Catherine The Great documentary about her gardens. She grew food from the Americas to prevent famine but also flowers. One never thinks of things like that or I guess I didn‘t. 2mo

CatLass007 @AllDebooks Please add me to the tag list for #NaturaLitsy. I‘ll join you in March.

The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future

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AllDebooks @CatLass007 Great, welcome 😊 2mo

CatLass007 Thank you! 2mo

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The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire, and the Birth of an Obsession | Andrea Wulf

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My first #Naturalitsy read this year and oh, it was fascinating! Loved all the history and the facts. There‘s so much you just take for granted and never really ask yourself how it got here in the first place. It also I am itching to finally go outside and start planting but I have to wait another month…

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Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obession | Andrea Wulf

#Naturalitsy

I hope you're enjoying this month's #buddyread

As we're reading each part over 10ish days, I'm going to post a discussion thread at the end of the month, Saturday 25th. I'll tag all in that post.

Have a great weekend 😀
Debs x

Bookwormjillk Sounds good! 2mo

vonnie862 Sounds good! I barely started with this read. 2mo

kspenmoll Thanks! 2mo

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Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obession | Andrea Wulf

I was so relaxed during #hyggehour that I fell asleep 😴😅
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Chrissyreadit 🤍🤍🤍 2mo

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AnnCrystal 😂💤💝. 2mo

DebinHawaii Nothing wrong with that! 💚 2mo

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii 😊 2mo

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Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obession | Andrea Wulf

#bookreport #audiobook #readyourkindle #kindlelist #february #naturalitsy #litsolace #pychologicalinvestigator #seasonalcozies #serieslove2024

~On ch. 52/58 Karen Pirie series is complicated & suspenseful, with authentic characters.
~Started The Man with a Load of Mischief, ch.1
~Finished the Introduction in the Brother, but already fascinated by this 19th century global botanical exchange.
~Maisie Dobbs 👍🏻 Marked Down for Murder🤦🏼‍♀️

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TheSpineView Fantastic! 2mo

CBee Pretty graphics! 😊 2mo

julieclair I love Maisie Dobbs! 2mo

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AllDebooks Yay 🍀💚🍀 2mo

kspenmoll @CBee Thank you- pic collage app. 2mo

kspenmoll @TheSpineView Thanks!! 2mo

kspenmoll @julieclair this series is just amazing- 2mo

kspenmoll @AllDebooks 💚 2mo

Andrew65 Great choices, I‘ve enjoyed the Karen Pirie Series more as it has progressed. 2mo

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Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obession | Andrea Wulf

#Naturalitsy

Oh my, I'm utterly entranced by this so far. To be fair, though, I am obsessed with botany. 🍀💚🍀

Cuilin I‘m enjoying this read more than I thought I would. 🫶 2mo

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Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obession | Andrea Wulf

Repost for @AllDebooks

#Naturalitsy

Onwards to our next read, Andrea Wulf's acclaimed The Brother Gardeners published in 2008. It was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize in 2008.
https://www.thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk/books-and-authors/the-brother-gardeners...

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist. Discussion threads will be posyed on Saturdays.

LitsyEvents Original post https://litsy.com/p/M0VlZzFlNjk0 3mo

kspenmoll Please add me 3mo

AllDebooks Thank you for the share x 3mo

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Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obession | Andrea Wulf

#Naturalitsy

Onwards to our next read, Andrea Wulf's acclaimed The Brother Gardeners published in 2008. It was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize in 2008.
https://www.thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk/books-and-authors/the-brother-gardeners...

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist. Discussion threads will be posyed on Saturdays.

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jlhammar Great, thank you! 3mo

Cuilin Book arrived, looking forward to it. 3mo

julieclair I‘m in! Found a copy on Hoopla. 3mo

kspenmoll I am excited to read this! 3mo

jenniferw88 I'm not in for this one - I have read a couple of her books, and she's a so-so author for me. 3mo

Cazxxx This sounds good but my library doesn‘t have it and there‘s no audio version 😕 2mo

AllDebooks @jlhammar @Cuilin @julieclair @kspenmoll 😍 2mo

AllDebooks @jenniferw88 fair enough 🙂 2mo

AllDebooks @Cazxxx that's so annoying. I'll keep an eye out for any deals. This just happened to me with the #shesaid Feb read 2mo

vonnie862 I have a copy so I'll be happy to join! 2mo

AllDebooks @vonnie862 yay 😊 2mo

DebinHawaii I have to skip this one. My library has her other books, but not this one in either print or ebook & it‘s just a bit spendy either way to buy right now. Hoping to join in for March! 2mo

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