famous gardeners Archives

The Birth of a Kernel King: Orville Redenbacher’s Garden-to-Greatness Story

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 16, 1907 On this day, dear garden friend, the world welcomed one Orville Redenbacher—a name that would eventually pop into every American household with the regularity of his famous kernels. Born to…

The Secret Garden of George Orwell

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 25, 1903 On this day, the incomparable George Orwell made his entrance into our world – a man whose pen would later carve truths into the collective consciousness of society with such…

Judy Garland’s Hibiscus Gift to Gorgeous George: When Hollywood Met Wrestling in the Garden

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 10, 1922 On this day, the illustrious Frances Ethel Gumm—later known to the adoring masses as Judy Garland—drew her first breath in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, a quaint hamlet situated approximately 165 miles…

Literary Hands in Garden Soil: Virginia Woolf’s “Pure Joy”

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 31, 1920 On this day, dear readers, while society’s attention was undoubtedly scattered among the frivolities of late spring, Virginia Woolf found herself engaged in that most noble and grounding of pursuits—gardening.…

Elementary, My Dear Gardeners: Conan Doyle’s Horticultural Life

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 22, 1859 On this day, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle entered our world with the same mysterious flair that would later characterize his most famous creation. Dear readers, one cannot help but note…