Katharine White: The New Yorker’s Garden Critic and Literary Gardener

Katharine S. White

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 1, 1958 Dearest reader, On this day, The New Yorker published a groundbreaking garden catalog review by none other than Katharine S. White (books about this person), a gardener and garden writer…

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Beverley Nichols at Merry Hall: Geraniums, Peonies, and Garden Philosophy

Beverley Nichols (1898-1983). He was an English author and playwright known for his diverse literary contributions, particularly his gardening books.

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. Beverley Nichols (1898-1983). He was an English author and playwright known for his diverse literary contributions, particularly his gardening books. September…

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A Tribute to Beverley Nichols: Wit and Wonder in the Garden

Beverley Nichols (1898-1983). He was an English author and playwright known for his diverse literary contributions, particularly his gardening books.

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. Beverley Nichols (1898-1983). He was an English author and playwright known for his diverse literary contributions, particularly his gardening books. September…

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Ruth Stout: The Garden Revolutionary Who Refused to Break a Sweat

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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 14, 1884 On this day, the garden world welcomed Ruth Stout, who would become one of gardening’s most delightfully rebellious voices. Stout emerged as the unlikely revolutionary who dared suggest what many…

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