November 04, 2024 Last Call for Spring Bulbs, John Bradby Blake, William Rickatson Dykes, Harry Ferguson, My Favorite Plant by Jamaica Kincaid, and Saving Summer with a Windowsill Garden
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1745 John Bradby Blake [BRAD-bee BLAKE], the English botanist, was born. Though he lived only twenty-eight short years, John left behind an extraordinary legacy that bridged East and West through botanical art and discovery.
1877 William Rickatson Dykes [RICK-et-sun DYKES] was born in Bayswater, London. Though he began as a classics teacher at Charterhouse School, his passion for irises defined his life’s work and legacy.
1884 Harry Ferguson was born near Dromara [droh-MAR-ah] in County Down, Ireland. While gardening is often thought of in terms of hand tools and intimate contact with the soil, Ferguson revolutionized cultivation on a grand scale through his engineering innovations.
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1994 Garden writer Barbara Pleasant finished writing her article about extending summer’s joy through winter by bringing beloved bedding plants indoors. The piece appeared the following day in the Montgomery Advertiser of Montgomery, Alabama.
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