Posts Tagged ‘gardening wisdom’
November 19, 2024 November Gardens Between Activity and Rest, Helen Hunt Jackson, Danske Dandridge, Julia Wilmotte Henshaw, Outside In by Sean A. Pritchard, and Amy Baik Lee’s Garden Closing
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 1854 Danske [“DAN-sker”] Dandridge, poet, historian, and garden writer, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. 1937 Julia Wilmotte [will-MOT] Henshaw, Canadian botanist, geographer,…
Read MoreSeedtime and Harvest by Christie Purifoy
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Seedtime and Harvest by Christie Purifoy This book came out on March 5, 2024, and the subtitle is How Gardens Grow Roots, Connection, Wholeness, and Hope. As…
Read MoreCultivating Knowledge: Robert Bailey Thomas and the Legacy of The Old Farmer’s Almanac
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1766 On this day, dear readers and fellow garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a true horticultural luminary. Robert Bailey Thomas, the visionary founder, editor, and publisher of The Old…
Read MoreWaldo in Bloom: The Botanical Journey of Ralph Waldo Emerson
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 25, 1803 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a man whose words have blossomed through the ages, much like the flowers he so adored – Ralph Waldo Emerson.…
Read MoreCrooked Peas and Straight Truths: Emerson’s Garden Reflections
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 18, 1926 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves privy to the private musings of that great American thinker, Ralph Waldo Emerson (books by this author). In his journal, he penned…
Read MorePotatoes and Poison: Sir Thomas Overbury’s Garden of Wit
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 14, 1613 On this day, while autumn’s first crisp breezes rustled through the Tower of London’s modest kitchen gardens, a most intriguing tale of court intrigue reached its tragic conclusion. Sir Thomas…
Read MoreEleanor Perenyi: The Wit and Wisdom of a Garden Sage
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. January 4, 1918 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a true horticultural wit, the inimitable Eleanor Perenyi. This American writer and gardener, who left us in 2009 at…
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