September 22, 2021 Garden Trends 2022, Philip Dormer Stanhope, George Bentham, Phocas the Gardener, Jitterbug Perfume, Wild Interiors by Hilton Carter, and The Garden Palace

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.

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 2022 Garden Trends Report: From Crisis to Innovation | Garden Media Group Botanical History On This Day 1694 Birth of Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl…

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Phocas the Gardener: Saint of Soil and Soul

Phocas the Gardener of Sinope

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 22, 1872 My dear garden friends, on this most poignant of feast days, we pause to remember Phocas the Gardener, whose story reminds us that our gardens can be vessels for the…

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Saint Phocas the Gardener: Early Christian Martyr and Patron of Gardeners

St. Phocas

The Gardener Today, Catholics honor St. Phocas the Gardener who lived in Turkey during the third century. A protector of persecuted Christians, Phocas grew crops in his garden to help feed the poor. Phocas is remembered for his hospitality and generosity; his garden played an essential part in living both of those virtues. When Roman…

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