Gladys Taber Archives

April 12, 2022 Georg Joseph Kamel, William Kent, Gladys Taber, National Licorice Day, The Five Minute Garden by Laetitia Maklouf, and Clare Leighton

The Daily Gardener Podcast Album Cover with a pot of rosemary - the herb for remembrance - beckoning gardeners to remember to listen to the show. Updated September 2025.

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 1661 Birth of Georg Joseph Kamel, Czech Jesuit missionary, pharmacist, and naturalist who spent much of his life in the Philippines. Kamel…

Gladys Taber: The Heart of Stillmeadow and Everyday Country Living

Gladys Taber, a prolific American author known for her writings on country life, particularly her "Stillmeadow" series.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 12, 1899 Dearest reader, On this day, the world gained one of its gentlest observers — Gladys Taber, the American author, columnist, and devoted animal lover whose words turned domestic life into…

November 23, 2020 Fibonacci in the Garden, Nathaniel Ward, Alexander Anderson, Roald Dahl, Gladys Taber, The Farm by Ian Knauer, and How to Care for Your Poinsettia

The temperament of trees: Gladys Taber on the nature of seasons

A field of sunflowers, likely the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) or the giant sunflower (Helianthus giganteus).

by Gladys Taber, American writer and columnist Weather conditions are the same for all of them, one is no more sheltered than another, and they are the same age, judging by their size. I like to think one tree decides to keep summer a bit longer and one impetuously responds to the tide of incoming…

November 2, 2020 Daniel Seghers, Richard Mant, Gladys Taber, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Gardens in Detail by Emma Reuss, and Saving the Bladderwort

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 1661 Daniel Seghers, the Flemish Jesuit brother and painter who pioneered floral garland still lifes and infused devotion into his intricate botanical…

November’s Memory: Fire Opals, Crimson Sunsets, and Windswept Pines

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. Pine trees against a November sunset. November 1, 2025 November has a voice all its own—a low, thoughtful murmur between the…

The Beauty of Late Fall: Gladys Taber’s Still Meadow reflections on mist, harvest, and autumn’s quiet music

by Gladys Taber Walking down the country road this morning, I noticed the swamp in late fall has lovely colors. The chalky purple of the wild blackberry canes, the cinnabar of frosted weeds, and the garnet of oak seedlings seem like music. Farther on, the cutover fields have variations on the theme of brown, from…