{"id":1,"date":"2021-05-12T21:27:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T21:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cultureofgardening\/?p=1"},"modified":"2021-05-13T15:30:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:30:07","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cultureofgardening\/2021\/05\/12\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Work is In Our Hands with Abra Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/4504\/files\/2021\/05\/AbraLeeMsPhoebe-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/4504\/files\/2021\/05\/AbraLeeMsPhoebe-1.png\" 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https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/4504\/files\/2021\/05\/AbraLeeInstagram-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/4504\/files\/2021\/05\/AbraLeeInstagram-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/4504\/files\/2021\/05\/AbraLeeInstagram-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/4504\/files\/2021\/05\/AbraLeeInstagram-1870x1870.png 1870w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/4504\/files\/2021\/05\/AbraLeeInstagram-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/4504\/files\/2021\/05\/AbraLeeInstagram-800x800.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Photo: Ms. Phoebe, Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, S.C., Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection (Library of Congress)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">We all have stories or histories connected to plants and gardening, sometimes good, sometimes painful. But not all of those stories are told, written about or taught. Only a few make it into books, have plants named after them, or are passed along in gardening history.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">But lucky you if you come to \u201cThe Work is In Our Hands\u201d with Abra Lee on Tuesday May 18th. Abra will be discussing how the self-expression and activism of Black women through gardening led to a lasting legacy of community pride.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Abra recently wrote: \u201cBlack women in ornamental horticulture have lived without reflection for so long, I wonder if garden historians believe they existed. In the few times their legacy has been acknowledged, it is usually summed up as one word: slave. To condense their life\u2019s work into a title that was forced upon them is beyond a disservice. We can never erase the stain of slavery in the United States. As Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries so deftly wrote, it is \u201cour country\u2019s origin.\u201d What we can do is add to the legacy of enslaved peoples\u2019 lives and honor the women who established our country\u2019s horticultural aesthetics with the professional titles they deserve; show their faces; and make sure their story is never forgotten.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">These are the stories we need to hear and hold space for, especially in gardening. Make sure to read the full article, The Influencers, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center\u2019s magazine with stories of Ms. Phoebe and the Tidy Swept Yard, Austin\u2019s first Black women\u2019s gardening club, and the importance of container gardening and its history for Black gardeners. <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/magazine\/people\/the-influencers?fbclid=IwAR2z0T8MBTv1nSR8oWWeTKR5AC0d0rFmeu-ckdx746nn25cweZdc66o7SNI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/magazine\/people\/the-influencers<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Registration for Abra Lee&#8217;s presentation, &#8220;The Work is In Our Hands&#8221; is available here: <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbeav.es%2FJ89%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR25rOXkp6D9h00mYUOgSGiJyOPTQV5CM039ezjkrywhvxSZrxS2Xwp91Ww&amp;h=AT16vKnO1l7gAFWbzk9kM94vWCyFNMwu6H7MD_Lg0XQmh5YDhukr4CrUprzSSAWo-PBXdXXDO9SjqOHGpxdsrK5d-t1Pf45EqgShisHQ8lu5-noh9jqLdpA4p4Pf4aeCUodANXvk4ZCIdK2vhyHIr5A&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT3y97KFbJi9w7vOD_IaC7MYVQ-vXvv0KFbW557r3bLLcRFtVqcsE4yMVGyEKiZx5nwXJHxdmqlyfYb-px78fvkUnAWtlyRVa7MQia22t5-OrU4Snx_xQjE8PBYoE7KNbk-9VnawoWLI6m6w6OCn3QJ2ZlNgriAP-RToQjWfXXm_ugygxUDaVgGRMVqlXmWr0hrAQn0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/beav.es\/J89<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have stories or histories connected to plants and gardening, sometimes good, sometimes painful. 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