Ah, Summer

Russell Baker

by Russell Baker Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. Today’s Garden words were featured on the podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Russell Baker

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July 30, 2019 Growing Castor Bean, Emily Brontë, Ellis Rowan, the Arkansas Apple Blossom, Russell Baker, Bev Adams, Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead by Martin Wood and Judith Tankard, Pruning Blackberries or Boysenberries, and Walt Disney’s Flowers and Trees

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 Have you tried growing Castor Bean? It’s one of Michael Pollan’s favorite plants. Check out the way he starts his article on the plant called “Consider…

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Ah, Summer

Russell Baker (1925-2019), renowned American journalist, author, and humorist.

by Russell Baker Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.  Today’s Garden words were featured on the podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Russell Baker (1925-2019), renowned American journalist, author, and humorist.

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Summer’s Loving Sting: The Heat, Garden Fragrances, and Dirty Hands

Hands in the summer garden.

Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Hands in the summer garden. July 30, 2019 “Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.”…

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