Posts Tagged ‘Garden Humor’
The Explorer’s Rose: John Cabot’s Lasting (and Thorny) Impact
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 2, 1497 On this day, John Cabot, the intrepid Canadian Explorer, set sail from Bristol, England, on his ship, Matthew. Little did he know that his quest for a westward route would…
Read MoreApril 29, 2022 St. Robert’s Day, Henri Frederic Amiel, Agnes Chase, Jerry Seinfeld, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Language of Butterflies by Wendy Williams, and Karel Ćapek
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Podchaser Leave a Review Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History St. Robert’s Day Saint Robert of Molesme (“mo-LESS-mah”) was an 11th-century herbalist, abbot, and founder of the…
Read MoreThe Wise Wit: Geoffry Charlesworth’s Garden Observations
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 29, 1920 Today, we honor the birth of Geoffry B. Charlesworth, whose wit and wisdom continue to delight those of us who recognize our own horticultural obsessions in his words. Consider his…
Read MoreDigging Robert Plant: A Gardener’s Birthday Tribute to Rock’s Most Aptly Named Star
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 20, 1948 My darling green-thumbed conspirators, today we wish a happy birthday to the man with the last name all gardeners covet: the magnificent Robert Plant, who graced this earth on this…
Read MoreA Humorous Blast From the Past Starring Horticulture Teacher Louise Klein Miller
“Miller had been telling a crowd of pupils about the insects that attack plants and warned them, especially against the malevolent San Jose Scale.” August 30, 1910 On this day, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle out of Brooklyn, New York, ran an adorable article I discovered while researching Louise Klein Miller and her time teaching horticulture:…
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…
Read MoreSquats and Sprouts: The Joyful Workout of National Gardening Exercise Day
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 6, 1919 On this day, dear green-thumbed fitness enthusiasts, we celebrate National Gardening Exercise Day. What a delightful confluence of pursuits! As I’ve previously extolled, many are drawn to gardening for its…
Read MoreJust Dig It Up”: The Refreshing Wisdom of John Cushnie
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 14, 1943 On this day, dear reader, we welcome into our world one John Alexander Montgomery Cushnie – a man destined to charm the gardening elite and common soil-tillers alike with equal…
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