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May 20, 2022 National Pick Strawberries Day, Ludwig Leichhardt, Tulips by Joseph Breck, Pi Beta Ph spring party, Cuke Season in Blackville, Garden Maker by Christie Purifoy, and Dahlia Facts

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 Botanical History On This Day National Pick Strawberries Day Strawberries—our strewn berries—wear their seeds on the outside (about 200 each), belong to the rose family, and fuel…

Cuke Season: Blackville, South Carolina’s Cucumber Celebration

Pickling cucumbers, which are small, firm cucumbers ideal for making pickles.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 20th each year On or around this day in Blackville, South Carolina, Cuke Season gets underway. Can you imagine the bustling excitement as the town prepares for this annual event? The Encyclopedia…

Remembering English Loyalist and Botanist Alexander Garden: the Gardenia is his Namesake

Georg Dionysius Ehret "Gardenia Florida" (1759) in Plantae et Papiliones Rariores p. 1748.

“Botanic Sparks are sweet stories to close the show that draw gardeners closer to gardening, as John Ellis’ letters inspired Alexander Garden. April 15, 1791 Today is the anniversary of the death of the English botanist Alexander Garden. Alexander’s story is fascinating, starting with the fact that he had the perfect last name for a…