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★★★★★

4.5

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The Daily Gardener is a weekday podcast celebrating garden history, literature, and the small botanical stories that shape how we garden today. Each episode follows an "on this day" format, uncovering the people, plants, books, and moments that have quietly influenced gardens across time. New episodes are released Monday through Friday, and each show features a thoughtfully chosen garden book.

Podcast episodes

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August 28, 2026 Claude-Henri Watelet, John Betjeman, Michael Ende and Momo, The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan, and Leigh Hunt

2026/08/28

August 27, 2026 Lucretia Maria Davidson, Claude Barr, Eugene Iverd and Boy Botanist, The Triumph of Seeds by Thor Hanson, and Marian Keith

2026/08/27

August 26, 2026 Guillaume Apollinaire, Rawlings Conservatory, Elizabeth Brewster and Where I Come From, The Monk in the Garden by Robin Marantz Henig, and Martha Ballard

2026/08/26

August 25, 2026 Mollie Panter-Downes, Charles Wright, Hyperion and Coast Redwoods, Plants Go to War by Judith Sumner, and Celia Thaxter

2026/08/25

August 24, 2026 Robert Herrick, Adam Gopnik, John Green and The Fault in Our Stars, What a Plant Knows by Daniel Chamovitz, and Frederick Carl Frieseke

2026/08/24

August 21, 2026 William Henry Ogilvie, Abbie Farwell Brown, Ruth Manning-Sanders and A House, Garden to the Max by Teresa Woodard, and Mary Mapes Dodge

2026/08/21

August 20, 2026 Edgar Guest, Cora Coralina, Matthew Dickman and Lilac, The Weekend Gardener by Henry Agg, and Chase Twichell

2026/08/20

August 19, 2026 James Robertson, Josephine Jacobsen, Seed Catalogues and Next Summer, A Year in a Small Garden by Frances Tophill, and Gustave Caillebotte

2026/08/19

August 18, 2026 Meriwether Lewis, Olav Hauge, Marion Angus, Notes from the Garden by Ruth Petrie, and Brian Aldiss

2026/08/18

August 17, 2026 William Bliss Harris, Myrtle Reed, Lew Sarett, Cottage Gardens by Kathryn Bradley-Hole, and Gene Stratton-Porter

2026/08/17

August 14, 2026 Richard Jefferies, Mirabel Osler, Gary Larson, Lush Life: Food and Drinks from the Garden by Valerie Rice, and Floyd Alonzo McClure

2026/08/14

August 13, 2026 Philip Bourke Marston, Mary Hunter Austin, Carroll Watson Rankin, Garden Portraits: Experiences of Natural Beauty by Larry Lederman, and Hewett Cottrell Watson

2026/08/13

August 12, 2026 William Blake, Frank Swinnerton, William Goldman, Rattan by Lulu Lytle, and Thomas Birch Freeman

2026/08/12

August 11, 2026 Ponce-Denis Écouchard Lebrun, Martin Johnson Heade, Enid Blyton, The Nature of Decorating by Jenny Rose-Innes, and Andrew Pettigrew

2026/08/11

August 10, 2026 Jean Kilby Rorison, Laurence Binyon, Suzanne Collins, Be Seated by Laurie Olin, and Rica Erickson

2026/08/10

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4.5 out of 5

96 reviews

★★★★★

cnuzum1 2026/02/26

Lovely

Succinct, informative, and rather therapeutic. Thank you

★★★★★

favoriteyellowjacket 2026/02/20

A Great Dose of Garden History

I thoroughly look forward to listening to this podcast. Jennifer seems to have such a knack for podcasting, it makes me feel like I am right there lea...

★★★★★

Leedle Bee 2023/01/10

Charming and enlightening

My favorite podcast to calm down, refocus, and dream of future gardening projects. Can hardly believe someone built a podcast where a vegetable patch ...

★★★★★

Denver1601 2022/05/10

Gardening and history!

This is such a professional body of work. The historical information is fascinating. I really enjoy learning and never get bored.

★★★★★

mgatma 2022/04/07

Excellent

Love the literary references to gardening and the botanical biographies.

★★★★★

robinbee 2021/06/24

Incredible content!

It’s hard to imagine how Jennifer and her team create enough amazing content to have a daily show. And I love that it’s lengthy!! Wonderful to listen ...

★★★★★

mrs mc gonagall's sister 2021/03/26

March 2021

The podcast is helping me see what is normally just looked at... This is clean up month and mulch time takes a toll on the muscles! Your enthusiasm ...

★☆☆☆☆

KO63isme 2021/03/15

Nice lady, but the way she talks

It’s impossible to listen. Sorry!

★★★★★

juliajulio 2021/01/27

Like story time for gardener grownups

Listening to this pod is like hanging out in your own secret garden. Always interesting and always a spark for the imagination. I imagine host Jennife...

★★★★★

Agatha Fan! 2020/08/20

Wow!

The amount of gardening info. packed into this daily podcast is absolutely amazing!! The research and attention to details about all things gardening ...

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