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The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor

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. The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor This book came out in 2022, and the subtitle is: Cultivating & Handcrafting Herbal Remedies. Oh, my dear garden friends,…

October 25, 2024 Patrick Neill, Joseph Hetherington McDaniels, Tyge Wittrock Bocher, The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor, and A Tale of Two Postmen Turned Accidental Alpine Plant Merchants

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 1776 Patrick Neill, British printer and horticulturalist, is born. 1840 Joseph Hetherington McDaniels, Classical Scholar, is born. 1909 Tyge Wittrock Böcher [TEE-guh VIT-rock…

A Pinch of Green Magic: Celebrating National Herbs and Spices Day

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 10, 2019 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate a most aromatic occasion – National Herbs and Spices Day. As the warm breath of summer caresses our gardens, it beckons us…

Juleps and Jardins: A Horticultural Toast to National Mint Julep Day

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 30th every year On this day, we celebrate that most refreshing of Southern libations – the Mint Julep. I confess a certain amusement at how seriously some approach this concoction, as though…