September 9, 2019 The Miracle Tomato, Flowers of the Forest, Georg Ehret, James Arnold, Beverley Nichols, The Proven Winners Garden Book by Ruth Rogers Clausen and Thomas Christopher, Plants for Next Year, and Red Carnation Day

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 Monologue I thought I’d start today’s show off with a quote by Beverley Nichols from his book, Sunlight on the Lawn: “Why do insurance companies, when they…

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Remembering President McKinley on Carnation Day

President McKinley

“Last year, the president’s favorite flower was worn by hundreds in this city… It is expected that next Monday will see nearly everyone wearing the flower that usually adorned the lapel of the third martyr president.” September 9, 1903 On this day, The Akron Beacon Journal, out of Akron, Ohio, announced Carnation Day in a…

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