Posts Tagged ‘Vegetables’
May 1, 2023 May Day, Karl Friedrich von Gaertner, Phebe Holder, Thomas Hoy, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily’s Fresh Kitchen by Emily Maxson, and Calvin Fletcher
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 1772 Karl Friedrich von Gaertner, German botanist, is born. 1890 Phebe Holder’s poem, A Song of May, appeared in newspapers this month.…
Read MoreGrow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots by Aaron Bertelsen
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots by Aaron Bertelsen This book is hot off the shelf – brand new – just released today! Aaron Bertelsen is the gardener-cook of England’s Great Dixter in East Sussex — where the kitchen garden is a central part of everything he does.…
Read MoreStarting & Saving Seeds by Julie Thompson Adolf
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Starting & Saving Seeds by Julie Thompson Adolf This book’s subtitle is Grow the Perfect Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers for Your Garden. Julie’s book is an excellent gift for anyone who wants to start growing plants from seed. It’s a whole ‘nother world, and it can be…
Read MoreVegetables Love Flowers by Lisa Ziegler
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Vegetables Love Flowers by Lisa Ziegler The subtitle for this book is Companion Planting for Beauty and Bounty. As the description of this book reminds us, “Planting vegetables and flowers together is one of the oldest ways to create a healthy, bountiful garden, but there’s more to the…
Read MoreA Potted History of Vegetables by Lorraine Harrison
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: A Potted History of Vegetables by Lorraine Harrison First, let me say that I’m a huge fan of Lorraine Harrison. I believe I have all of her books. She is a fantastic garden writer, and I can’t tell you how lovely it is to sit down on a…
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