Posts Tagged ‘Rick Darke’
Garden Favorites by Warren Schultz, Rebecca Atwater and Rick Darke
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Garden Favorites by Warren Schultz, Rebecca W. Atwater and Rick Darke This book came out in 2002, and the subtitle is Designing with Herbs, Climbers, Roses,…
Read MoreNovember 05, 2024 Arranging Flowers and Planting Bulbs, Humphry Marshall, Ellen Biddle Shipman, Garden Favorites by Warren Schultz, Rebecca W. Atwater and Rick Darke, and Ida Tarbell
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 1801 On this day, America lost one of its pioneering botanists, Humphry Marshall, the “Father of American Dendrology.” 1869 Ellen Shipman, a…
Read MoreThe Living Landscape by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: The Living Landscape by Rick Darke and Douglas W. Tallamy This book came out in 2014, and the subtitle is Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden. What if you’re looking for a landscape that’s not only beautiful, functional, and productive but also nourishes and fosters…
Read MoreJuly 23, 2019 St. Phocas the Gardener, Frances Ropes Williams, John Goldie, Raymond A. Foss, The Living Landscape by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy, Wedding Tulle, and Cashew Tarragon Pesto
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 soldiers were…
Read MoreJuly 19, 2019 Marjoram vs Oregano, Caroline Dormon, John Macoun, Philip Moffitt, The Wild Garden by William Robinson, Rick Darke, Visit Public Gardens, and Robert Fenton
What’s the Difference Between Oregano and Marjoram? If you’ve grown both, you know they look quite similar, and they are often confused for one another. But, when it comes to flavor and taste, it is easy to tell them apart. Oregano tends to be earthy, pungent, and spicy. It can easily overpower the other flavors…
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