Yorkshire Archives

February 17, 2021 Stickiness as a Plant Weapon, Rudolph Jacob Camerarius, Reginald Farrer, The Over-Nurturer Gardening Style, The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart, and the Birth Flowers of February

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.

Nature’s Poet: Celebrating Emily Bronte’s Untamed Legacy

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 30, 1818 On this day, dear garden friends, Emily Brontë entered this world at the parsonage at Thornton, a small village nestled in the wild Yorkshire moors that would later define her…

A Victorian Botanical Adventure: The Vale of York Field Naturalists Club at Rivaulx Abbey

View looking south southeast through the nave of the church at Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire England.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 1, 1871 On this day, dear readers, a most extraordinary gathering took place in the verdant landscapes of Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Herald, that venerable chronicle of local affairs, reported the inaugural meeting…