Posts Tagged ‘Arctic exploration’
The explorer’s botanical trials: Frederick William Beechey’s musical collector mishap
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 28, 1828 Dearest reader, On this day, we find ourselves amused and perhaps a tad exasperated by the curious confession of Frederick William Beechey, who found it necessary to write a letter…
Read MoreSir John Richardson: The Pioneering Scottish Explorer Who Gardened with Death
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 5, 1865 On this day, we bid adieu to Sir John Richardson, a botanist and Scottish explorer whose remarkable journey through this mortal coil came to its conclusion. Dear readers, prepare yourselves…
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