Posts Tagged ‘Orchids’
June 9, 2026 Peter Henderson, Carl Ludwig Blume, John Howard Payne, The Garden Book by Monty Don, and Vincent van Gogh
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation Today’s Botanic Spark Thanks for listening to The…
Read MoreMay 26, 2026 Orra White Hitchcock, William Jackson Bean, Waldemar Januszczak, Orchid A Cultural History by Jim Endersby, and Felicity Bryan
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Today’s Show Notes The nighttime temperatures are finally holding. Another garden season is opening wide before us. This is when I buy the biggest Boston ferns…
Read MoreApril 28, 2026 Charles Cotton, Oakes Ames, UA Fanthorpe, Bunny Williams by Bunny Williams, and Harry Bolus
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Today’s Show Notes Late April still has mornings that feel like waiting. Cold soil. Bare patches. Nothing moving yet. You stand at the edge of the…
Read MoreNovember 13, 2024 Gardens, Meteors, and Chrysanthemums, Joseph Paxton, Cherry Trees of 1909, The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Paul Rees and The Dangerous World of Rare Orchids
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1849 A most extraordinary presentation took place at Windsor Castle, when Joseph Paxton presented the Victoria Amazonica to Queen Victoria. 1909 James…
Read MoreUnderstanding Orchids by William Cullina
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Understanding Orchids by William Cullina This book came out in 2004, and the subtitle is An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World’s Most Exotic Plants. Ah, orchids. These ethereal blooms, with their intricate petals and vibrant hues, have long captivated the hearts of plant lovers. Over the years, I,…
Read MoreMay 3, 2022 Garden Meditation Day, Thomas Tusser, Martha Crone, Japanese Internment Gardens, Frida Kahlo, Understanding Orchids by William Cullina, and May Sarton
Botanical History On This Day 1580 Thomas Tusser, English poet and farmer, died, leaving behind his beloved Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry. Tusser’s timeworn advice is as vital as the scent of fresh earth—his verses invite all gardeners to reap wisdom and wit even as the centuries slip away. What secret did a poet-farmer…
Read MoreElizabeth Taylor’s Bel-Air Garden: Glamour, Gardens, and White Diamonds
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 23, 2011 Dearest reader, On this day, the world bid farewell to the incomparable Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood’s dazzling queen and a woman whose life glittered as brightly as her famous violet eyes.…
Read MoreArthur Symons & The Whispering Glasshouse
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 28, 1865 Dearest Gardeners, On this day, the world was given Arthur William Symons (books by this author)—poet, critic, and man of letters—whose pen could turn even the dripping panes of a…
Read MoreA Bloom Reimagined: The Return of New York’s Great Flower Show
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 15, 1984 Dearest reader, On this day, the venerable New York Times heralded the return of something most dear to the city’s heart—a Spring Flower Show. After a decade-long silence following the…
Read MoreStrange Flowers and Time Machines: H.G. Wells’ Garden Connection
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 21, 1866 Dearest garden enthusiasts, today we celebrate the birth of a most peculiar and fascinating soul – one Herbert George Wells, who wrote as H. G. Wells. His connection to gardens…
Read MoreMarch 5, 2021 What to Plant in March, Anna Scripps Whitcomb, Idabelle Firestone, A March Garden Diary, Floral Cocktails by Lottie Muir, and Flowers for the Country Border
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 4 Things You Can Plant in March, the Very Beginning of Outdoor Gardening Season | Apartment Therapy | Molly Williams Botanical History On This Day…
Read MoreOrchid Obsession: The Blossoming World of Gilbert L. Campbell
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 12, 1972 On this day, dear readers, The Greenville News graced us with a most intriguing article entitled “Orchidist Finds Hobby Versatile.” Let us delve into the world of Gilbert L. Campbell,…
Read MoreA Vanilla Voyage: From Aztec Courts to Garden Soirées
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 22, 1974 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to a time when the Star-Gazette of Elmira, New York, bestowed upon its readers a most intriguing recipe for Vanilla…
Read MoreThe Golden Orchid Scandal: How Collectors Devastated a Species
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 10, 1988 On this day, a most scandalous revelation shook the genteel world of horticulture to its very foundations. The esteemed British plant explorer Roy Lancaster—that intrepid adventurer of verdant realms—pulled back…
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