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My Favorite Plant by Jamaica Kincaid

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. My Favorite Plant by Jamaica Kincaid This book came out in 1998, and the subtitle is Writers and Gardeners on the Plants They Love. In this…

The Flowering Mind of J.G. Ballard

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: November 15, 1930 On this day, dear readers, we commemorate the birth of a most extraordinary literary figure, James Graham Ballard, known to the world as J.G. Ballard. This English novelist, born in the year of our Lord 1930, would go on to cultivate…

To Be or Not to Be a Pumpkin: Harrison Salisbury’s Existential Gardening

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 14, 1908 On this day, dear readers and fellow cultivators of words and gourds alike, we celebrate the birth of a most intriguing character in the garden of journalism: Harrison Salisbury, the…