April 25, 2022 George Herbert Engleheart, Marcus Jones, Joseph Henry Maiden, Walter de la Mare, The Essential Garden Design Workbook by Rosemary Alexander and Rachel Myers, and Julia Morton

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 Podchaser Leave a Review Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day Today is National Zucchini Bread Day—a celebration as unexpected and delightful as finding a floral confection at high…

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Joseph Henry Maiden: The Botanist Who Gave Australia Wattle Day

Joseph Henry Maiden (1859-1925), a prominent botanist known for his significant contributions to the study of Australian flora.

Wattle Day November 16, 1925 Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist Joseph Henry Maiden. Born in London, Joseph immigrated to New South Wales, Australia, hoping that the climate would improve his health. Joseph quickly landed a job as a museum curator in Sydney, and he also married a local woman named…

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Sarah Hynes: Pioneer Australian Botanist and Educator

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Fighting for Equality Today is the birthday of the botanist Sarah Hynes who was born on this day in 1859,  Hynes was born in Danzig, Prussia, and she immigrated to Australia in the mid-1800s. After graduating from the University of Sydney, she and Georgina King brought in fresh flowers for a botanical display at the…

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