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A Taste for Nightshade by Martine Bailey

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: A Taste for Nightshade by Martine Bailey This book came out in 2016, and this is a fiction book. Martine writes a thrilling historical novel set in Manchester in 1787 in this book. The book incorporates recipes, mystery, secrets, and conflict between Grace and Mary, two naïve young…

January 14, 2021 The Transformation of a Yorkshire Garden, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Marie-Anne Libert, Appreciating the Dandelion, A Taste for Nightshade by Martine Bailey and the Louisiana Garden Expert: Joe White

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.

November 20, 2020 What to Know Before Planting Bulbs, Penelope Hobhouse, Richard Fagan, August Henry Kramer, Martine Bailey, Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement by Judith Tankard, and the Misnaming of Lespedeza

Lessons from fading leaves: Martine Bailey on November’s quiet solitude

A scene during the autumn season featuring vibrant red and orange foliage and a path covered in fallen leaves.

by Martine Bailey, American historical novelist, A Taste for Nightshade The next morning I had to get outside, and so began a period of long walks in the park. Early November continued bright, with the last sun of the year shining low and coppery over the woods. Striding through heaps of rusty autumn leaves, I…