April 2. Crown imperials begin to blow. Pronged the asparagus beds. Wheat looks well. Mrs. B. White [1] & Hannah White come from London.
[1] The widow of the Rev. Richard Yalden, Vicar of Newton Valence, who married Benjamin White, en secondes noces. Her stepson, Edmund White, succeeded Richard Yalden.
NOTE:
The closest I could come to matching Gilbert
White's description of April 2, 1791 with
something homegrown are these photographs taken yesterday at our wondrous, just
re-opened Chanticleer
Gardens in Wayne, Pennsylvania (link).
Not crown imperials, asparagus or wheat, but I
think these will do for now. It's a pity
Chanticleer wasn't open two weeks ago when the weather was incredibly warm and
spectacular. Still, it's an amazing
spot, a sort of "pocket" version of Longwood Gardens and a
beautiful place to stroll, read and think.
Crown imperials are spectacular.
I'll try to get around to putting some up here
soon.
