September 24, 2021 Fall Garden To-Dos, Metcalf Bowler, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Wilson Rawls, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Welcome to the Farm by Shaye Elliott, and a Weed Bouquet

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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News The Complete Fall Garden Checklist | Garden Therapy | Stephanie Rose Botanical History On This Day 1789 Death of Metcalf Bowler, British-American merchant, politician, and…

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The Spy Who Loved Apples: The Double Life of Metcalf Bowler

Sketch of Metcalf Bowler as a Member of Congress c. 1765.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 24, 1789 Dear fellow custodians of earth’s verdant secrets, today we unearth a tale that would make even the most steadfast gardener’s trowel tremble – a story of apples, espionage, and the…

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