May 9, 2022 Henri Cassini, Meriwether Lewis, James Matthew Barrie, Sophie Scholl, Patina Living by Steve Giannetti and Brooke Giannetti, and Charles Simic

The Daily Gardener Podcast Album Cover with a pot of rosemary - the herb for remembrance - beckoning gardeners to remember to listen to the show. Updated September 2025.

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 2009 National Public Gardens Week was launched. Running May 6–15, the celebration invites us to visit, value, and volunteer at public gardens…

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Charles Simic (1938–2023) — Green Buddhas and Garden Roads

Charles Simic

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 9, 1938 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of Charles Simic (books by this author), a Serbian American poet whose voice resonates as one of the most compelling in…

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Watermelons

Charles Simic, a Serbian American poet and essayist.

by Charles Simic  Green Buddhas On the fruit stand We eat the smile And spit out the teeth. — Charles Simic, American-Serbian Poet, Watermelons   Today’s Garden words were featured on the podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Charles Simic, a Serbian American poet and essayist.

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The Poetry of Watermelon: Sweet Crimson, Summer Smiles, and Sun-Kissed Rinds

Watermelon in the garden.

Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Watermelon in the garden. August 3, 2020 Today we celebrate National Watermelon Day—a perfect nod to summer’s juiciest delight. This fruit…

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