Posts Tagged ‘To Plant a Garden’
Edgar Albert Guest: The People’s Poet and Garden Dreamer
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 20, 1881 Dearest readers, On this day, we gather to honor the birth of Edgar Albert Guest, a British-born American poet whose verses became a heartfelt hymn to everyday joys, sorrows, and…
Read MoreCelebrating American Gardener and Poet Edgar Albert Guest and his 1932 Poem in Praise of Gardening
“If it’s drama that you sigh for, plant a garden and you’ll get it You will know the thrill of battle fighting foes that will beset it.” August 20, 1881 On this day, we celebrate the birthday of the beloved American poet Edgar Albert Guest. Edgar was known as the People’s Poet during the first…
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