The Daily Gardener is a weekday show.
It will air every day Monday - Friday
(I’m taking weekends off for rest, family, fun, & gardening!)
The show will debut April 1, 2019. The tagline for the show is thoughts & brevities to inspire growth.
Shows are between 5 - 10 minutes in length.
The format for the show begins with a brief monologue followed by brevities.
The Brevities segment is made up of 5 main topic areas.
1. Commemoration: Here, I dig up fascinating people, places, and events in horticulture and share them with you. This is the “On This Day” #OTD portion of the show helping you feel more grounded and versed o n the most enchanting stories from the history of gardening.
2. Unearthing Written Work: This is made up of poems, quotes, journal entries, and other inspiring works pertaining to gardening
3. Book Recommendations: These are the literary treasures that will help you build a garden library, strengthen your gardening know-how and inspire you.
4. Garden Chores: A Daily Garden To-Do; improve your garden one actionable tip at a time
5. Something Sweet: This segment is dedicated to “reviving the little botanic spark” in your heart - to paraphrase botanist Alexander Garden; to add more joy to the pursuit of gardening.
The show sign-off is: "For a happy, healthy life: garden every day"
There are a few easter eggs in the show for Still Growing listeners. I still start the show with - "Hi there, everyone" and I end the show by saying the show is "produced in lovely, Maple Grove, Minnesota”.
The music for the show is called “The Daily Gardener Theme Song” originally dubbed “Bach’s Garden". I wrote it on Garageband. It will be available as a ringtone for your smartphone through the show’s Patreon page.
If you enjoy the show, please share it with your garden friends. I would so appreciate that.
Jun 21, 2021
Today we celebrate an old account of Tripoli gardens.
We’ll remember a botanist, naturalist, and author who believed in
the power of walking.
We hear an excerpt from a book by author Susan Wiggs.
We Grow That Garden Library™ with a wonderful book about small
garden design.
And then we’ll wrap things up with a...
Jun 2, 2021
Today we celebrate an English novelist and poet who started out
as an architecture student, and one of his first jobs was moving a
graveyard.
We'll also learn about a writer of charming garden verses.
And we’ll hear an excerpt about lilacs.
We Grow That Garden Library™ with a look at some of the most
exclusive...
Jun 1, 2021
Today we celebrate a gardener who transformed and developed the
Cambridge Botanic Garden.
We'll also learn about a writer and gardener who won a Pulitzer for
her writing and praise for her work in garden design.
We hear an excerpt about the first day of June.
We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about...
May 28, 2021
Today we celebrate a beloved English novelist and poet.
We'll also learn about an intrepid plant explorer remembered most
for the little yellow fruit he brought back from China. However,
his most significant impact is likely in the soybean specimens that
became a valuable economic crop for America.
We hear a fun excerpt...
May 27, 2021
Today we celebrate an old account of Linnaeus’s floral
clock.
We'll also learn about the garden life of an American actor who was
best known for his brilliant performances in horror films.
We hear an excerpt about the color yellow in the garden - it has
the power to lift our spirits. Yellow flowers are...