Posts Tagged ‘John Ellis’
Remembering English Loyalist and Botanist Alexander Garden: the Gardenia is his Namesake
“Botanic Sparks are sweet stories to close the show that draw gardeners closer to gardening, as John Ellis’ letters inspired Alexander Garden. April 15, 1791 Today is the anniversary of the death of the English botanist Alexander Garden. Alexander’s story is fascinating, starting with the fact that he had the perfect last name for a…
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