June 20, 2019 The Zip Slicer, John Bartram, Meriwether Lewis, Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, Isabella Abbott, Alice Mackenzie Swaim, The Hillier Manual of Trees & Shrubs, the Chelsea Chop, and Coe Finch Austin

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 There is nothing that can beat eating fresh food from the garden. It seems every meal around here has fresh basil and lettuce from the garden,…

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From Scurvy to Science: Sir Frederick Hopkins’ Vitamin Victory

Frederick Gowland Hopkins

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 20, 1861 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a most remarkable gentleman, Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins. Born a day before the summer solstice, Hopkins would go on to…

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