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Check out this collection of gardening wisdom now! [GreenPrints]( July 21, 2024   [WANT TO BE ‘IN THE KNOW’ ABOUT GARDENING FACTS & SECRETS? GET THIS COLLECTION NOW!]( When you read this special GreenPrints Story Collection Cultivating Wisdom: 31 essays on the art of intelligent gardening, you get facts about gardening, science, nature, and history to boost your gardening know-how. Start reading—and learning—right now! Dear Gardener, Thank you for reading content from GreenPrints Garden Club—we appreciate your loyalty, and we share with you below a premium story that is certain to teach you something new about rain, dirt, and gardening. Knowledge is power, and gardening science knowledge makes you an expert to be reckoned with, so get “in the know” now! When you read the special GreenPrints Story Collection [Cultivating Wisdom: 31 essays on the art of intelligent gardening]( today, you’ll learn some interesting and valuable facts. [Science Collection]( In this Story Collection, everything is presented in easy-to-understand language, so you quickly grasp the concepts—and it’s all delivered in story-telling fashion, so that each item is entertaining, enjoyable, and educational! Please check out this story from the GreenPrints Story Collection [Cultivating Wisdom: 31 essays on the art of intelligent gardening]( entitled “The Sweet Smell of Rain”—you’ll learn some new things about rain, dirt, and gardening now: [The Sweet Smell of Rain]( It’s all due to the “jumping dirt”—springtails—in your soil. By Becky Rupp [Smell of Rain]  In the time of silver rain The earth puts forth new life again —Langston Hughes Scientists—who have a tendency to stomp the poetry out of any experience—now know what makes the garden smell so luscious after a rain. That aromatic earthy smell has been known since 1964 as petrichor, from the Greek petros (rock) and ichor (blood of the gods), a linguistic invention of Australian chemists Isabel Bear and Richard Thomas. This may not be the catchiest of names, but—I think we can all agree—it’s still a great improvement over Bear and Thomas’s first try, which was “argillaceous odor.” Petrichor, scientists tell us, has been around for at least 500 million years—so if you want a good guess as to what the earth smelled like to the dinosaurs, nip outside after a Spring rainfall and take a deep sniff. That’s petrichor: the wonderful smell of green stuff and good rich dirt. And, based on a lot of recent research, we now know just what causes it and why. [Read More...]( Illustration by Christina Hess  What an educational story! And the GreenPrints Story Collection [Cultivating Wisdom: 31 essays on the art of intelligent gardening]( has many more stories for you—stories that deliver you science and facts about gardening and nature, story after story. With this featured story—“The Sweet Smell of Rain”—you also get all the stories in this special GreenPrints Collection on gardening science, including this small sample of all 31 stories: - “Following the Sun: Up to a point.” Learn about the unique history of sunflowers—where they originated and how they spread around the world. And how, why, and when these beautiful flowers follow the sun! Get the fascinating details and research about the behavior of sunflowers in this story now. - “Don’t Bully Your Plants: Does talking to plants make a difference?”: What’s the science about talking to your plants? Get the answer about benefits to your plants—and benefits for yourself—when talking to your plants on a regular basis. Get the details now. - “World Naked Gardening Day: On May 4th, some gardeners will wear (only) a smile.”: Get all the details on the origins of this rather new day to celebrate gardening … in the buff! And how nudity and naturism have merged in meaning. I’ll bet there are some facts in this story you don’t know. Read on! - “Dear Tree: Have you ever emailed … a tree?”: Trees are good for us—and the environment. Trees put water back in our atmosphere. Over 90% of the water sucked up by a tree’s roots is sprayed into the sky via stomata—tiny openings on the surface of the leaves—in a process known as transpiration. Turns out, that’s a good thing! Learn more about it now! - “Clouds: Good things, they are. Important, too!”: Who knew that there’s so much to learn about these high-flying essential components of our environment! Discover how complicated, scientifically speaking, clouds are. Did you know that at any given moment two-thirds of our planet is covered by clouds? Plus, learn all about how important clouds are to our lives … and our gardens! - “Living With the Wind: Too much wind? Very bad. No wind at all …?”: Find out the scientific reasons why wind is so important to our environment and our gardens, especially trees. Learn lots of facts you probably don’t know about the nature and impact of the wind all around us! - In addition to these stories, plus “The Sweet Smell of Rain,” you get 24 more that will cultivate your gardening wisdom and make you a real gardening science expert. Don’t wait to read all these stories now! The only way to get full access to the printable [Cultivating Wisdom: 31 essays on the art of intelligent gardening]( is to sign up for GreenPrints Garden Club All-Access Membership, with an entire library of stories—hundreds and hundreds of captivating stories—plus, a magazine subscription, practical gardening advice, and benefits galore for only $10 for an entire year! [$10 SPECIAL! 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