Rhubarb Archives

The Pastor’s Passion: George Herbert Engleheart and His Daffodil Devotion

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1851 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, the world welcomed a true horticultural hero into its midst. George Herbert Engleheart, an English pastor with a divine passion for daffodils, drew his…

From Statesman to Seedsman: Thomas Jefferson’s Garden Bliss

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 25, 1809 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we find ourselves transported to the verdant slopes of Monticello, where a most remarkable transformation was taking place. Thomas Jefferson, the venerable statesman and…

March 3, 2021 Planning a Productive Veg Garden, Matthias de L’Obel, Alexander Graham Bell, Katie Vaz on Rhubarb, Find Your Mantra by Aysel Gunar, and the Birth Flower for March

Today we celebrate the man who is remembered in one of the garden’s sweetest summer annuals – the lobelia. We’ll also learn about the man who invented the telephone – he also happened to love gardening and the natural world. We hear a great memory about rhubarb from one of my favorite garden books from…

A Scrumptious Rhubarb Pudding Recipe

“Arrange in layers and a buttered baking dish: 2 cups of breadcrumbs which have been soaked in water 2 cups of rhubarb…” June 3, 1912 On this day, The Boston Globe shared a delightful rhubarb pudding recipe. Rhubarb Pudding Arrange in layers and a buttered baking dish: 2 cups of breadcrumbs which have been…