Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Garden of Eden Behind Beloved Stories

Frances Hodgson Burnett, a renowned English-American novelist and playwright best known for her classic children's novels: Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885-1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

The Whole World is a Garden November 24, 1849   Today is the birthday of the British-American writer and playwright Frances Hodgson Burnett. Frances was born in Britain. As a small girl, her family home backed up to property owned by the Earl of Derby. Frances remembered it as the “garden of Eden.” Frances’s father…

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November 24, 2020 The Zen Garden Chaise Lounge, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Charles Darwin, Arlington Heights Garden Club, Vita Sackville West, The Beautiful Edible Garden by Leslie Bennett and Stefani Bittner, and Mosquitoes in November

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 This Chaise Lounge is Designed Like a Zen Garden—and There’s Even a Pond | Apartment Therapy | Jessica Wang Botanical History On This Day 1849…

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Queen of July: Poets and Writers in Praise of the Rose

A pink rose in fully bloom in July.

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. A pink rose in fully bloom in July. July 5, 2020 Today’s garden is ruled by the undisputed queen of July—the…

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G.K. Chesterton: The Secret Garden of Paradox and Philosophy

A scene reminiscent of Claude Monet's iconic gardens at Giverny, featuring a bridge adorned with wisteria, similar to his "Wisteria Bridge" paintings.

by Gilbert Keith Chesterton The garden was large and elaborate, and there were many exits from the house into the garden. But there was no exit from the garden into the world outside; all-round it ran a tall, smooth, unscalable wall with special spikes at the top; no bad garden, perhaps, for a man to…

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