Posts Tagged ‘National Garlic Day’
Celebrating National Garlic Day with Folklore, Herbalism, and the Gilroy Garlic Festival
“Garlic has antibiotic properties and helps reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Herbalists recommend garlic as a remedy for colds.” Today is National Garlic Day. It is observed every year on April 19th. Garlic, or stinking rose, is a member of the lily family. Onions, leeks, and shallots are also in the family. This…
Read MoreApril 19, 2021 Six Amazing Garden Recipes, Adrian Hardy Haworth, Lucy Braun, Jen Calonita, Just Add Water by Cynthia Gaylin Bigony, and National Garlic Day
Today we celebrate a botanist remembered with the Haworthia (“how-wurth-EE-ah”) genus. We’ll also learn about a botanist who spent 25 years researching the forests of the Eastern United States. We’ll hear about the Greek goddess of spring from author Jen Calonita. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about flower arranging. And then we’ll…
Read MoreClove Encounters of the Pungent Kind: Celebrating National Garlic Day
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: April 19th every year On this day, dear devotees of the pungent and flavorful, we celebrate National Garlic Day. Yes, every April 19th, we pay homage to that most aromatic of bulbs, the garlic, or as some whimsically call it, the ‘stinking rose’. Now,…
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