Posts Tagged ‘garden authors’
Katharine White: The New Yorker’s Garden Critic and Literary Gardener
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…
Read MoreRoald Dahl: Beloved British Children’s Author and His Garden Shed Writing Nook
Garden Shed Writing November 23, 1990 Today is the anniversary of the death of the beloved British children’s author, Roald Dahl. Roald was an avid gardener, and his garden shed doubled as his writing nook, where he wrote many books, including Charlie and the Chocolate factory. As sweet as this sounds to a gardener’s ears,…
Read MoreBeverley Nichols at Merry Hall: Geraniums, Peonies, and Garden Philosophy
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…
Read MoreA Tribute to Beverley Nichols: Wit and Wonder 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. Beverley Nichols (1898-1983). He was an English author and playwright known for his diverse literary contributions, particularly his gardening books. September…
Read MoreRuth Stout: The Garden Revolutionary Who Refused to Break a Sweat
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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