Posts Tagged ‘Orchids’
November 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. Imagine, if you will, standing in the grand halls of Windsor Castle…
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
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 Happy National Garden Meditation Day! 1580 Thomas Tusser (English poet and farmer) died. In 1573, Thomas wrote his Five Hundred Points of…
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
Today we celebrate the woman who donated her entire orchid collection to begin the Belle Isle Conservatory. We’ll also learn about a woman who Burpee honored with the naming of a Marigold. We hear an excerpt from a garden diary for this week of March. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a very delightful book…
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 MoreTiny Troublemaker: The Orchid That Stopped a Highway
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 10, 1983 On this day, dear readers, a most peculiar headline graced the pages of The Town Talk in Alexandria, Louisiana. It proclaimed, with no small measure of astonishment, ‘Rare Plant Halts…
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