Growing Joy by Maria Failla, Thomas Rainer

Growing Joy by Maria Failla

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Growing Joy by Maria Failla (“Fy-ELL-ah”) This book came out in 2022, and the subtitle is The Plant Lover’s Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants). Oh, my dear horticultural enthusiasts, have you ever found yourself lost in the labyrinth of life, surrounded by the cacophony of modern existence? Fear not,…

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October 7, 2022 Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, James Madison, Joseph Stayman, James Whitcomb Riley, Growing Joy by Maria Failla, Thomas Rainer, and Post-Wild World

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 1747 Birth of Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, French botanist, gardener, and professor at Versailles. Duchesne is best remembered for his pioneering work with…

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The Post-Wild World: Planting Beyond Control

Planting in a Post Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 17, 2015 On this day, Thomas Rainer and Claudia West released their landmark book, Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes. Eight years on, its ideas still feel fresh, as though…

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September 30, 2019 How to Help Autumn Crocus Shine, Sarah Hynes, Faith Fyles, Helia Bravo Hollis, WS Merwin, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, Add Color with Chrysanthemums, and Robert Louis Stevenson Playing Cards with King Kalakaua

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 I was on Facebook yesterday, and a friend had planted all these autumn crocuses and colchicums in her garden. Like any bulb, it takes lots of…

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Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West

Planting in a Post Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Growing Joy by Maria Failla (“Fy-ELL-ah”) This book came out in 2022, and the subtitle is The Plant Lover’s Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants). Oh, my dear horticultural enthusiasts, have you ever found yourself lost in the labyrinth of life, surrounded by the cacophony of modern existence? Fear not,…

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July 24, 2019 Basilmania, Benning Wentworth, Henry Shaw, Pigeon Peas, John Clare, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, Planting a Clock Garden, and Dial-A-Garden-Tip

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 Are you a fan of basil? A few years ago, I produced an entire long-format show about basil for the Still Growing podcast. It was…

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