October 14, 2021 Ron Kujawski, Tad Lincoln, Katherine Mansfield, Pulp Fiction, Eva Ibbotson, Seeking Eden by Staci Catron and Mary Eaddy, and Masaoka Shiki

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 Curated News Gardener’s Checklist for October 14th | Berkshire Edge | Ron Kujawski (“kee-AH-skee”) Adele – Easy On Me Botanical History On This Day 1862 On this day, President…

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Lincoln’s Garden of Play: Tad, His Doll Jack, and a Presidential Pardon

Thomas Tad Lincoln wearing a military-style uniform, c. 1864

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 14, 1862 Dearest reader, On this day, President Abraham Lincoln—already bowed beneath the weight of a nation at war—set down his pen to compose a most curious request. He wrote to Navy…

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