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.
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Botanical History On This Day
1849
A most extraordinary presentation took place at
Windsor Castle.
Imagine, if you will, standing in the grand halls of Windsor Castle
as Joseph Paxton (PAX-ton) presented a massive leaf and exquisite
blossom of the Victoria Amazonica (vik-TOR-ee-ah am-uh-ZON-ih-kuh)
to the Queen.
The moment was so moving that Her Majesty enthusiastically
declared, "We are immensely pleased."
1909 The Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson (WIL-sun) sent what seemed like a routine
notification to the plant industry office in Seattle.
Little did anyone know this simple message would set in motion one
of the most delicate diplomatic situations in early 20th-century
American-Japanese relations.
Grow That Garden Library™
Read The Daily Gardener review of The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Paul Rees
Buy the book on Amazon: The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Paul Rees
Today's Botanic Spark
1989 The Sarasota
Herald-Tribune published a story that lifted the veil
on the shadowy
world of rare orchid trading. The article focused on
Limerick Inc. and an alleged smuggling operation of endangered
Chinese orchids to Florida - but the real story runs much deeper
into the heart of
orchid obsession.
The tale of Kerry Richards and his nursery, Limerick Inc., reads
like a botanical thriller.
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And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every
day.