From Seeds to Stories: Henry Field’s Book of a Thousand Gardens

Henry Field with Display Garden in the Background

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1911 On this day in the annals of gardening history, a most remarkable exchange took place between two devoted horticulturists. Harry Radlund, a persistent gardener from Kilbourn, Wisconsin, shared his triumphant…

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A Garden Amidst the Tempest: John Beauchamp Jones’s Wartime Oasis

John Beauchamp Jones

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 6, 1864 On this day, as the gentle breeze of early summer whispered through the gardens of Richmond, a most intriguing entry was penned in the journal of John Beauchamp Jones, that…

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A Victorian Gardener’s Tale: Stephen Sears and His South Yarmouth Plot

Stephen Sears

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 2, 1893 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves transported to the quaint environs of South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, where a most diligent and upright citizen, one Stephen Sears, put quill to…

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Blossoms, Berries, and Bygone Days: Calvin Fletcher’s Garden Diary

Calvin Fletcher

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 2, 1859 On this day, dear fellow gardeners, let us take a delightful journey back to the mid-19th century, where we shall bask in the horticultural observations of one Calvin Fletcher. This…

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Pigeon Peas: The Tropical Treasure Your Garden Craves

Botanical illustration of the morphological details of a C. cajan specimen

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 24, 1938 On this day, dear readers, the Miami News graced us with a most intriguing article titled “Tropical Peas Will Mitigate Relief Wants.” Oh, how such a headline stirs the imagination…

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