Potatoes and Poison: Sir Thomas Overbury’s Garden of Wit

Oil portrait of Sir Thomas Overbury by Sylvester Harding

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…

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Charles Joseph Sauriol on Pansies: A Garden of Enchantment, 1938

Pansies, which are popular garden flowers known for their cheerful appearance and vibrant colors.

by Charles Joseph Sauriol I find it hard to come in from the flower borders. My Pansies are a garden of enchantment in themselves. People who love Pansies should grow them from seed. I took the advice and I have never had such a profusion of bloom and of so many colors. Today’s Garden words…

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