The Fate of the Day

The Fate of the DayThe first twenty one months of the American Revolutionwhich began at Lexington and ended at Princetonwas the story of a ragged group of militiamen and soldiers fighting to forge a new nation. By the winter of 1777, the exhausted Continental Army could claim only that it had barely escaped annihilation by the worlds most formidable fighting force. Two years into the war, George III is as determined as ever to bring his rebellious colonies to heel. But

In the 1835 edition of the Horticultural Register

From the author of the acclaimed The Brother Gardeners

suckers on own roots

Auslin reminds us that this enduring document was not just a call for freedom and equality but an eloquent statement of the principles that bind us together

showy fall color

shade-loving

Solid mahogany

cut back the majority of leaves

Habit: Flower stalks grow 4 to 6 feet and broad basal leaves spread 18 to 24 inches

mildly aromatic flavor

Jefferson's ideas would outlive him and make him into nothing less than the architect of American liberty

Helleborus orientalis